JOHNSON v. JOHNSON

No. 2561.

163 A.2d 127 (1960)

Leon JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Carrie JOHNSON, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 19, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol Rothbard, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John E. Lappin and Robinson Lappin, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellee brought this action against her husband for maintenance of herself and their two minor children. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial judge awarded appellee custody of the children and directed that the husband pay fifty dollars a week for their support. He appeals.

Prior to trial, appellee filed a financial statement estimating her total monthly expenses at $301 and her monthly income at $180. Her testimony in part...

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