Metcalf v. Metcalf

■ Finley, C. J.

— Myrtle Metcalf petitioned the trial court for an increase in her separate maintenance allowance. Soon thereafter, John Metcalf, her husband, brought an action for divorce. The cases were consolidated for trial.

The trial court granted respondent a divorce, decreed a property distribution, and denied appellant’s request for alimony and attorney’s fees. (The petition for an increase for separate maintenance, of course, became moot.)

This action represents respondent’s third attempt to obtain a divorce. The first action, brought in 1949, was dismissed after the parties became…