Howell v. . Howell

The question involved: Does the decree of absolute divorce in C. S. Howell’s action in Chatham County upon the ground of two years separation impair or destroy Mrs. Howell’s right to receive alimony under a judgment and decree in Mrs. Howell’s action in Wake County rendered before the commencement of the proceeding for absolute divorce on the grounds of separation, the divorce decree reciting that it does not? We think not.

N. 0. Code, 1931 (Michie), sec. 1663, is as follows: “After a judgment of divorce from the bonds of matrimony, all rights arising out of the marriage shall cease and…