Walz v. Walz

Lina Walz filed a bill against her husband, Jacob Walz, in the circuit court of Cook county, for separate maintenance, which was afterward amended so as to pray for a divorce on the ground of habitual drunkenness and for alimony. An answer was filed to the amended bill denying most of its material allegations. The cause was heard by the court, and on June 28, 1924, a decree was entered granting a divorce on the ground of habitual drunkenness and decreeing a conveyance of real estate, upon terms prescribed, in lieu of alimony. The defendant prayed an appeal to the Appellate Court, and that…