Rider v. Rider

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Bryant, J.), ordering, inter alia, equitable distribution of the parties’ marital property, entered November 25, 1987 in Tompkins County, upon a decision of the court, without a jury.

The parties to this action were married in July 1982 and have one child, Chad, born in October 1983. The parties built a home on a plot of land deeded to plaintiff in his name in September 1984 by his parents. Construction had begun in June 1984. Construction was financed by loans of $4,000 and $9,300 obtained by the parties. The parties also contributed to the…