Murphy v. Bowen

756 S.W.2d 149 (1988)

Pearl MURPHY, Appellant,

v.

Claude BOWEN, Appellee.

No. 86-CA-1836-MR.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

August 26, 1988.

George W. Moore, Maxey, Riggs and Moore, P.S.C., Mt. Sterling, for appellant.

Robert Lee Rose, Grant, Rose & Pumphrey, Winchester, for appellee.

Before HOWERTON, C.J., and McDONALD and WILHOIT, JJ.

WILHOIT, Judge.

The parties to this appeal, Pearl Murphy and Claude Bowen, lived together without benefit of marriage from 1973 until 1984. This action was commenced by Mrs. Murphy in April 1985, seeking an award of "an amount such as will compensate her for her…