New York Court of Appeals

Richard A. Hickland v. Alice M. Hickland

February 24, 197639 N.Y.2d 1

Summary

The Court of Appeals reinstated the $50‑per‑week alimony award, finding the husband’s claim of subsistence farming and asset transfers to be a ploy to avoid support, affirmed the appellate division’s allowance of the husband’s use of the farm acreage, and held that the lower court’s denial of alimony was an abuse of discretion.