Kehl v. Kehl

The parties agree that the oral statement of the court operated as a valid judgment of divorce, under the rule of Zahorka v. Geith, 129 Wis. 498, 109 N. W. 552, wherein it was held that an oral announcement from the bench that a divorce was granted so operated without anything further being done in the matter. They differ, however, as to the kind of divorce that was granted. The appellants claim it is a divorce a vinculo; the respondent that it is a divorce from bed and board. The appellants concede that if it is a divorce from bed and board, Mrs. Kehl is the lawful widow of the deceased and…