Marriage of Rydell v. Rydell

SIMONETT, Justice.

The respondent below, Marjorie E. Ry-dell, appeals from the judgment in her marriage dissolution proceeding, claiming the award for spousal maintenance is inadequate. The trial court, believing it was bound by res judicata, awarded the same spousal maintenance as had previously been awarded in an earlier separation action. We reverse and remand.

At the time of trial, in August 1979, Harry and Marjorie Rydell had been married 37 years. Mr. Rydell was 56 and his wife 57. Mr. Rydell had worked for his company 29 years. His 1978 gross income was $23,820.79 and his monthly net…