Russell v. Russell

We decide here that the lower court did not abuse its discretion when, on July 26, 1974, it ordered Ernest B. Russell, Jr. to continue to pay his former wife, Evelyn B. Russell, the sum of $200 a week for alimony and support. On March 6, 1973, the wife was granted an absolute divorce from her husband on the ground of adultery. In the final decree the husband was directed to pay the sum of $200 a week to the wife as alimony and support until further order of the court.

On September 15, 1973, husband and wife entered into an agreement by which they settled their respective real and personal…