Benson v. Benson, Unpublished Decision (6-29-2001)

OPINION

On September 17, 1996, appellee, Joel Bradley Benson ("Bradley"), filed a complaint for divorce in the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas against appellee, Penny Louise Benson ("Penny").1 Appellant, Edwin N. Benson, is the father of Bradley and was a third-party defendant to the action below because he asserted a lien on thirty-one head of cattle that were part of the marital estate. A hearing was held on December 19, 1997, at which Bradley and Penny reached an agreement regarding division of marital property, including a provision that the thirty-one head of cattle would be sold…