Nichols v. Nichols

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is a divorce action and the only question on appeal concerns the alleged excessiveness of the award of alimony. Summarized very briefly, the background of the matter is this:

At the time of their marriage, on June 10, 1949, at Iola, Dale Nichols, Jr., and Marilyn Sherman had known each other for approximately eight months. They were 21 and 19 years of age, respectively, and it was the first marriage for both. Shortly after their marriage the parties moved to Pittsburg, Kansas, where he attended college. She worked at a part-time job. In…