Carnaggio v. Carnaggio

This is a divorce case.

The wife, defendant below, has appealed and complains of abuse of judicial discretion in the division of property and amount of periodic alimony awarded to her.

To summarize the evidence, the parties were married in 1955, separated in 1982, and divorced in 1984. Three children were born to the marriage and all are emancipated. The plaintiff operates a restaurant, in partnership with his aunt, and the defendant is a housewife, although she did assist her father with the operation of another restaurant in years past. The evidence is in conflict as to the breakdown of the…