Howard v. Howard

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant, Dallas Howard, instituted this action seeking a divorce from appellee, *244Betty Howard, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. Betty counterclaimed for a divorce on the same ground and asked for lump sum alimony of $30,000, the custody of their son, and for the payment of the costs of the action. Insofar as pertinent herein, the chancellor granted Betty an absolute divorce, awarded her alimony in a lump sum of $23,310, and ordered Dallas to pay the costs of the action, including a fee of $2,000 to the attorneys representing her.

Dallas contends that the…