Brinkley v. Brinkley

Berry, President:

This case involves a divorce action instituted in the Circuit Court of Randolph County on February 6, 1961. The plaintiff, Martha Lou Brinkley, was married to the defendant, Roy Edward Brinkley, Jr., in Elkins, West Virginia on June 7, 1958, while both'were or had been recent students in schools located in the State of Virginia. The plaintiff had lived in Elkins, West Virginia all of her life prior to the marriage. After the marriage they'owned a home in Richmond, Virginia, where the defendant taught school. The couple had two children and the plaintiff had personal property…