Dejean v. Dejean

FORET, Judge.

This is a divorce action filed by plaintiff, Pattie Prather Dejean, against her husband, Gantt Nicholson Dejean. From a judgment in favor of the wife, the husband appeals. At issue on appeal is the trial judge's finding as to fault, and the propriety of the trial judge’s decision to re-open the case for additional evidence.

FACTS

Pattie Prather married Gantt Nicholson Dejean on August 26, 1967. The couple began experiencing marital difficulties which resulted in their physical separation on December 3, 1980. On December 18, 1980, Pattie filed suit for separation based on the…