ROUSSEAU v. GESINGER

No. 13712.

330 N.W.2d 522 (1983)

Ann ROUSSEAU, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Gerald GESINGER, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided February 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Krista Clark, Dakota Plains Legal Services, Eagle Butte, and Yvette Hall War Bonnet, Dakota Plains Legal Services, Mission, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert Kelley of Johnson & Kelley, Lemmon, for defendant and appellee.


MORGAN, Justice.

This appeal arises from an amended decree of divorce and a denial of a motion for a new trial. Ann Rousseau Gesinger (Rousseau), appellant, brought a contempt action against Gerald Gesinger (Gesinger), appellee, for nonpayment of alimony. The trial court amended the decree of divorce by eliminating alimony and denied Rousseau's subsequent motion for a new trial. Rousseau appeals and we reverse and remand.

Rousseau and Gesinger were divorced...

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