Allen v. Allen

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

On May 13, 1977, after eight years of childless marriage, Melvin Allen asked the court to dissolve the incompatible union. His wife Dolly, for some reason not real clear, filed a cross-petition asking for the same relief on the identical ground — incompatibility — but seeking to blame the man entirely for the discord. The trial court granted only the woman a divorce, and of a net marital estate of minus $65,000 the woman was allotted assets worth about $10,000 — roughly half of their total value and including half interest in two patents *761(and in a patent pending) developed…