Gregory v. Gregory

The appellant filed suit against her husband for alimony unconnected with divorce. The husband answered and counterclaimed for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. Trial of the cause before the court resulted in a decree denying the wife’s claim for separate maintenance, granting the husband a divorce. The wife was awarded custody of the children. The decree ordered payment by the husband of $250 a month alimony and $200 a month support for each of the four children, making the total for alimony and child support $1,050 per month. In addition, the decree provided that the husband should…