Legal Opinion
Jones v. Jones
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1990No. 19266PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
In this appeal of a property settlement order, we are asked to rule on the applicability of the equitable distribution law. The circuit court found the equitable distribution law to be inapplicable here. We find this to be error and, therefore, reverse the order of the circuit court and remand for a determination of the distribution.
The parties to this action, Doyle and Jacqueline Jones, were married in February, 1954, in Roane County, where they continued to reside throughout their marriage. *299During the marriage, Mr. Jones was employed by Pennzoil. Mrs. Jones was a full-time…
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