Payne v. Payne

Margaret E. Payne, the plaintiff-appellant, and A. C. Payne, the defendant-respondent in this matter, were divorced in Lane County, Oregon, on May 4, 1953.

Prior thereto and in contemplation of a severance of their marital union, the parties entered into a separation and property settlement agreement on April 23, 1953. This, among other things, provided for alimony in the amount of $10,000 and certain divisions of property. The agreement was approved by the court in the divorce decree and declared binding upon both parties.

Mrs. Payne, more than two years after the entry of decree in the…