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NEWMAN v. NEWMAN

No. 4489.

293 So.2d 565 (1974)

Emma Ruth NEWMAN, Defendant-In-Rule and Appellant, v. Pierce Phillips NEWMAN, Jr., Plaintiff-In-Rule and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1974.

Writ Refused June 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunt, Godwin, Painter & Roddy, by Fred R. Godwin, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Drewett & Jacques, by Robert T. Jacques, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGE, MILLER and CULPEPPER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Pierce Phillips Newman, Jr. filed a rule against his former wife, Emma Ruth Newman, to show cause why the alimony in the sum of $200 per month previously awarded to her in a divorce judgment should not be reduced or terminated. The alleged basis for the rule is that Mrs. Newman has sufficient means for her maintenance. After a trial on the merits, the district judge terminated the alimony to Mrs. Newman. She appealed.

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