McLane v. McLane

Mobley, Justice.

The question here is whether the judgment in a divorce, alimony, and custody action, denying the wife alimony and awarding certain property to her, is based on an inconsistent, ambiguous, and repugnant verdict. The husband contends that the property awarded to the wife belonged to him, and that it was not a division of property of the parties but an award of alimony to his wife out of his estate. The relevant portion of the verdict is in substance as follows: (a) The wife was awarded $6,739.36 from their joint savings account in Perry Federal Savings & Loan Association. (b)…