Bowmam v. Bowman

This is an appeal on questions of law.

The parties were husband and wife until April, 1947, when Stalma Bowman secured a divorce and custody of their only child. The divorce judgment awarded $9 a week for the support of the child, although no specific request for such support was prayed for in the petition.

George Bowman paid nothing on this support order, claiming that he did not know of the order, and further that Stalma Bowman had agreed that, if he did not contest the action for divorce as filed by her, she would not ask for nor expect him to support their child. George Bowman did, however,…