Prince v. Prince

Shaw, Judge:

This appeal is from a divorce decree. The family court granted respondent Sergeant Charles O. Prince a divorce on the ground he and his wife had lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year. The court awarded appellant Mrs. Ursel M. Prince decreasing alimony and attorney’s fees of $250. We reverse and remand.

In an equity action tried by one judge this court has j urisdiction to determine the issues in accordance with its own view of the preponderance of the evidence. Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of Greenville, 266 S. C. 81, 221 S. E. (2d) 773, 775…