Martinez v. Martinez

Appellant appeals from a District Court order of disposition of marital property in a dissolution of marriage action.

In 1945, appellant, Jose Martinez, purchased two lots in Billings, Montana, for a total cost of $350. When appellant married respondent, Nazaria Martinez, in 1955, there apparently was a house on the front portion of the property. After the marriage, the parties in 1957 built another small house on the rear of the lots, appellant furnishing $2,000 and respondent doing the building work. The couple built a garage and in 1962 remodeled and converted it into a small Mexican food…