Beutel v. Beutel

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratliff

Affirming.

The appellant instituted this action in the Jefferson circuit court for a divorce from appellee on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and also sought alimony and the custody of their child. The defendant by answer and counterclaim controverted plaintiff’s right to a divorce, and asked that he be granted a divorce on the ground of one-year abandonment. Upon trial of the case, the chancellor dismissed defendant’s counterclaim and granted the plaintiff a divorce and custody of their four year old child, Barbara Ann Beutel, and $50 per month…