Legel v. Legel

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Charles Robert Legel was granted a divorce from his wife on the ground of lewd and lascivious conduct on her part. The judgment awarded the wife $10,000, purportedly as restoration of property which the husband had obtained from her during and by reason of the marriage. Charles has appealed from that part of the judgment making the award to the wife.

The parties had been married a little over 16 years, and had four children. Mrs. Le-gel worked for a distillery for 10 years during the marriage and earned some $17,-000 in wages and other benefits which was used, along with…