Pryor v. Pryor
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The provisions of the decree sought to be modified are classed in law as alimony, and can not be anything else.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The provisions of the decree sought to be modified are classed in law as alimony, and can not be anything else. It is not a debt; nor can it be reached by creditors, etc. 44 Iowa, 567; 129 N. Y. 566; 44 Wis/354; 184 Ill. 375; 45 Id. 167; 64 Vt. 302, 495; 99 S. W. 830; Kirby’s Digest, § 2682; 184 Ill. 375; 181 U. S. 183. 2. The power of a court of equity to alter or modify the terms of a decree relating to alimony is well settled. Kirby’s Digest, § § 2861-3; 2 Bish. Mar. Div. & Sep., § § 872, 875; 1 Cur. Daw 74; 9 Id. 95,; 7…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCuruoch, J.
In the year 1906, appellant, James F. Pryor, a resident of Pulaski County, Arkansas, instituted in the chancery court of that county a suit against his wife, appellee Laura E. Pryor, for divorce on the ground of willful desertion. It appears that they had been living separate and apart from each other for several years, appellee having resided in Indianapolis, Indiana, since she deserted her husband.
On April 21, 1906, during the pendency of the suit for divorce, they entered into the following agreement, which was reduced to writing and signed by both parties:
“This agreement between James F.…
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