GORI v. GORI

No. 34612.

490 S.W.2d 282 (1973)

Kathleen Dolores GORI, Appellant, v. Peter John GORI, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District.

January 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence O. Willbrand, St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Leadlove, Byrne & Daly by Earle B. Leadlove, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


CLEMENS, Judge.

Plaintiff-wife appeals from an order reducing her allowance for support of two children from $90 to $40 a week. The issue: Once a divorce decree has been modified by increasing child support allowances, may the court on a later motion to modify reduce that amount solely on the ground the prior increase was based on incorrect evidence? We say no and reverse the order.

Three judicial events are pertinent: (1) March 24, 1966 plaintiff...

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