Kennedy v. Hannans

Marshall, Justice.

The parties to this suit, Albert Hannans (plaintiff-appellee) and Elouise Kennedy (defendant-appellant), were divorced in Pierce Superior Court in 1975. In the divorce complaint, the husband asked to be awarded a one-half interest in a 17.6-acre tract of land, together with improvements thereon. Although title to this property was in the wife’s name, the husband alleged that he had contributed jointly to the purchase price and to the cost of the improvements. The wife answered the divorce complaint, admitting that title to the property was in her name, but denying the other…