Dutcher v. Dutcher

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

In 1909, the plaintiff'obtained a divorce from the defendant in Chicago, Ill. The decree contained the following language:

“It Is Further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed by the court, that the defendant pay to the complainant as alimony the sum of Nine Dollars *646($9.00) a week for each and every week hereafter, said payments to begin on Monday, August 2, A. D. 1909, and out of said alimony, said complainant shall pay for the education of the son, Merlin Dutcher, at the School at Jubilee Oak Hill, Ill.”

The present action was commenced by the…