Dennis v. Harris
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Montgomery District Court. — E. B'. Woodruff, Judge. Suit to set -aside a decree of divorce and for allowance of a distributive share of the property of deceased party, and, if not set aside, for additional alimony. On hearing, the petition was dismissed. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Diyorce : decree ; annulment : duress tost to determine. I. The plaintiff was married to Ernest G. Dennis in May, 1900. They lived together until sometime in the fall of 1911, though he was absent much of the time during the last year. A petition praying for divorce *123was filed by her on October 6th of that year, and a decree entered on October 18th, following. Under stipulation, she was paid $15,300 as permanent alimony. He paid all expenses, including the fees of her attorneys. He died April 21, 1912, without having married again, and in this action she alleged: (1) That, in obtaining the…
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