Sleicher v. Sleicher

Cabdozo, Ch. J.

Plaintiff and defendant were married in 1908. By a separation agreement made in 1923, the defendant, the husband, promised to pay to his wife, the plaintiff, for her support and maintenance $400 monthly from April, 1923, to June, 1924, and $350 monthly thereafter. In case of divorce, he consented that allowance for alimony at the same rate be incorporated in the decree, “ to continue so long as she remains unmarried.” A court of competent jurisdiction in Nevada gave judgment for divorce in October of the same year. By the judgment “ all demands for alimony, maintenance and…