Jensen v. Jensen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This action was instituted by Carl Jensen (appellant) against Grace Jensen ( appellee), his former wife, to recover money he allegedly lent her following their divorce in March 1963.

Pursuant to the decree of divorce Carl paid Grace $3,000 in $150 monthly installments, the last payment being made in November 1964. In the succeeding months Carl continued to pay Grace various sums each month until he had paid a total of $2,765, which he now seeks to recover. At trial Carl testified the money was advanced with the understanding it was a loan…