Cooper v. Cooper

*799FOSHEIM, Justice.

Plaintiff commenced this action for divorce on the grounds of extreme mental and physical cruelty. Defendant’s answer contained a general denial and a counterclaim for divorce. The trial court granted a divorce to the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the property provisions of the judgment. We affirm.

At the time of trial, plaintiff was aged 50 and the defendant was 53 years of age. The parties, married on November 17, 1972, each had grown children by previous marriages. At the time of the marriage, the defendant was employed as a heavy equipment operator for a…