ALLEN v. ALLEN


3 Wis.2d 100 (1958)

ALLEN, Appellant, vs. ALLEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 4, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Cain & Herrling of Appleton, and oral argument by Don R. Herrling.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Henry P. Hughes of Oshkosh.


MARTIN, C. J.

The question is whether the allowance of $60 per month alimony is proper under the facts of this case.

These parties, starting with practically nothing at the age of seventeen, accumulated in their twenty-eight years of married life an estate of more than $35,000. Although it was derived entirely from the husband's earnings, it must be considered that the wife aided substantially in the accumulation of that estate, and the award of 40 per cent...

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