Higgins v. Higgins

364 S.E.2d 426 (1988)

321 N.C. 482

Larry N. HIGGINS

v.

JoAnne W. HIGGINS.

JoAnne W. HIGGINS

v.

Larry N. HIGGINS.

No. 486A87.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 3, 1988.

Hatfield & Hatfield by Kathryn K. Hatfield, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

McNairy, Clifford, Clendenin & Parks by Joy R. Parks, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant.

WEBB, Justice.

The resolution of this appeal depends on the interpretation of the words of the agreement "if the parties have lived continuously separate and apart for that full period" (one year). It is undisputed that the parties engaged in sexual intercourse…