Byrd v. Byrd

Hill, Justice.

This is an appeal by the wife in a divorce case. She contends that the jury awarded a portion of her property to her husband in violation of Code Ann. § 30-201.

The parties were married in 1947. The final judgment and divorce decree were filed June 3, 1976. At the time of the divorce both the husband and the wife were working. They jointly owned a house and 4 1/2 acres in Cobb County which has a mortgage on it, some Florida property also with a mortgage, a note for $68,000 secured by a deed, and the 1975 interest on the note. They also owned a car, a truck, household possessions…