Cassiday v. Cassiday

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Defendant-appellant Benjamin B. Cassiday (Husband), then a graduate of West Point and a major in the United States Air Force, married plaintiff-appellee Barbara D. Cassiday (Wife) on May 14, 1949. They have two adult children. Husband retired from the United States Air Force in 1972 as a brigadier general. The parties separated on November 1, 1979, and Wife filed a complaint for divorce on December 27, 1979. At the time of filing, Wife was age 52 and Husband was age 56.

At trial, Wife sought the award of (1) property of a value equal to one-half of the value…