Simmons v. Simmons

Gregory, Justice:

Husband and wife cross-appeal from a divorce decree awarding the wife, Margaret Martha Dunn Simmons, a twenty-three percent equitable interest in the marital residence and surrounding acreage with improvements to which the husband, Jesse Dean Simmons, Jr., holds legal title. Mrs. Simmons appeals the amount of the award, contending it falls short of representing her true equity in the property. Mr. Simmons appeals the award itself on the thoery that an adulterous wife, as is here admittedly the case, is barred from receiving an equitable interest. We affirm both the award and…