Underwood v. Hall

ROBERT P. BRADLEY, Retired Appellate Judge.

John Wesley Underwood and Cynthia Faye Hall met in April 1985. Underwood purchased a house in July 1986, and Ms. Hall moved in with him a few days later. The parties were not married at the time, nor did they ever marry. Ms. Hall’s two children also lived at the residence.

In August 1988 Underwood decided to separate from Ms. Hall and moved out of the house, leaving most of his belongings there. After Underwood repeatedly refused to contact Ms. Hall or return to the residence, Ms. Hall destroyed some of his possessions.

On February 27, 1989 Underwood…