West v. West

LAWSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree rendered in a divorce case by the Circuit Court of Etowah County, in Equity, on February 23, 1968.

The decree from which the appeal was taken reads as hereinafter set out, except for the words which we have italicized. The italicized words were added by the trial court ex mero motu on March 22, 1968.

“FINAL DECREE

“This cause, coming on to be heard on the bill of complaint, the answer thereto, *212the cross bill of complaint and the answer thereto, and both of the parties being present in open court, and upon the taking of testimony of the same, ore…