Baker v. Baker

Hall, Justice.

Appellant John Baker and appellee Lynn Baker purchased a house and lot as tenants in common in 1973. In 1978, John Baker brought a suit requesting equitable partition of the property. In a separate action, Lynn Baker sued for divorce and alimony, based on the parties’ alleged common law marriage. The cases were consolidated for trial and were submitted to the jury for a special verdict. The jury found that the parties were not married and that each owned fifty percent of the property. The trial judge ordered the property sold, and the proceeds divided equally between the…