Casey v. Casey

Certiorari was granted in this divorce case to review the decision of the Court of Appeals reported at 289 S. C. 462, 346 S. E. (2d) 726 (Ct. App. 1986). We reverse.

Petitioner (Husband) and respondent (Wife) were married in 1960. In 1976, Husband purchased a retail fireworks business from his father and has operated it as a sole proprietorship. Wife worked in the business until 1980. The continued success of the business can be attributed largely to Husband’s lobbying efforts to keep the sale of fireworks legal in South Carolina.

At the. time of the divorce, the tangible assets of the…