Rufner v. Rufner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WolesKeil, J.

The present appeal is from a decree of the Court of Chancery modifying the provisions of a previous decree in which were embodied provisions for maintenance comprised in a written agreement of the parties. The subject is factual and therefore addresses itself to the discretion of the court as to the appropriateness of the disposition that was made.

A decree nisi was entered in favor of the petitioner-appellant in an undefended action for divorce, which became final on June 10th, 1935. There had been a previous agreement of support, and its…