Parker v. Parker

Plaintiff husband appeals from a decree of the Circuit Court for Benton County dismissing his complaint for divorce and awarding a divorce to defendant wife on her cross-complaint.

Plaintiff assigns two errors allegedly committed by the trial court. First, plaintiff attacks the validity of the decree on the ground that the court erred in awarding defendant a money recovery from plaintiff when both parties were at fault without making special findings to justify such an award. Second, plaintiff challenges the equity of the decree, particularly the award to defendant of a $5,000 interest in a…