Barnett v. Barnett

OP ALA, Justice.

The issues pressed on certiorari are: [1] Is the trial court’s disposition contrary to established principles of equity jurisprudence insofar as it refuses to recognize a marital debt for a 1992 Dodge Caravan? and [2] Is the Court of Appeals’ disposition of other disputed issues clearly contrary to the weight of the evidence? We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

David Barnett [husband] and Kelly Barnett [wife], who intermarried on July 4, 1992, were separated in mid-February of 1993. The husband filed for…