Brown v. Brown
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on March 4, 1915, undter R. L. c. 152, § 30, for alimony. In the Superior Court the case was heard by Dubuque, J. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The judge denied the petition; and the petitioner alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
The petitioner, who was the former wife of the respondent, seeks in this proceeding to obtain alimony.
On May 12, 1911, a decree nisi for divorce was entered in favor of the respondent against the petitioner for desertion. Before the decree became absolute the respondent promised in writing to pay *416this petitioner $9 a week "as long as she lived or until she was remarried.” He carried out the promise for several years, but for some months before the filing of this petition he failed to make the payments as they became due, and for a few weeks before the petition was filed no payments had been…
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