Westgate v. Westgate

The matters involved in this appeal result from a suit for divorce brought by plaintiff Bertha L. Westgate against defendant Elmore L. Westgate. A decree for plaintiff, in which she was awarded a one-half interest in the property owned by defendant, was affirmed in Westgate v. Westgate, 291 Mich. 18, and reservation by the trial court of jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter was approved. In that opinion this court said (p. 29):

“Under these circumstances, we are of the opinion that jurisdiction in this case should be retained by the trial court to supplement the decree by further…