Grinold v. Grinold

There was a time when alimony was considered as the penalty to be paid by the husband for the abandonment of his spouse. Driskill v. Driskill, 181 S.W.2d 1001 (Mo. App.). Courts not infrequently viewed alimony as compensation to the wife for breach by the husband of his marital obli gations, “an assessment of damages in favor of the wife for breach of the marriage contract.” Id., 1004. See also Dayton v. Dayton, 290 Ky. 418; Nelson v. Nelson, 282 Mo. 412; Pinion v. Pinion, 92 Utah 255.

Connecticut’s modernized statute governing the award of alimony has in effect repealed the common-law…