Steele v. Steele

OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Doris Faye Steele, has appealed from a judgment which granted to plaintiff, Marvin T. Steele, Jr., deceased, an absolute divorce, dismissed the counter-complaint of defendant and divided the marital property.

The first issue to be resolved is whether the judgment of the Trial Court is valid, having been entered after the death of plaintiff.

The case was tried on July 3 and 9, 1987, and taken under advisement by the Trial Judge. On August 28, 1987, the Trial Judge wrote a letter to the Trial Clerk as follows:

This case was tried on July 3, 1987, and the…