McMichael v. McMichael

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hall.

The parties appear here in reverse order to their ap*66pearance in the trial court. We refer to plaintiff in error as Ralph and to the defendant in error as Merle.

The parties were married September 1, 1957. At the time of the marriage Merle was a widow with three grown children.

The parties lived together, with the exception of a three months’ separation during the summer of 1959, from September 1, 1957, until September 30, 1960, on which date Merle filed suit seeking a divorce, temporary and permanent alimony, costs, and division of property.

On June 22, 1961, Ralph was…