Hodnett v. Hodnett

HOOD, Judge.

Plaintiff, John H. Hodnett, obtained the issuance of a rule directing defendant, Mrs. Lola Hodnett, to show cause why the alimony payments which he previously had been ordered to make should not be eliminated or reduced. Judgment was rendered by the trial court reducing the alimony payments from $285.00 to $230.00 per month. Plaintiff appealed.

The issue presented is whether defendant is entitled to recover alimony from her former husband, and if so, whether the award of $230.00 per month is excessive.

A judgment was rendered on December 18, 1970, decreeing a divorce between the…