Wilson v. Wilson

Plaintiff wife appeals from a divorce decree in her favor, seeking more alimony than the trial court awarded. Defendant cross appealed seeking elimination of a $5,000 award which was included in the decree in plaintiff’s favor, secured by an in rem lien against a business building.

The parties were married in 1940 and have had no children. Defendant was employed as a railroad worker and plaintiff as a store clerk. While defendant was in the service during World War II and afterward, plaintiff continued working. Defendant attended dental school after the war. He commenced dental practice in…