Spell v. Spell

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant Teddy Spell and the appellee Sandra Spell, natives of Arkansas, were married here in 1961. They moved to Illinois in 1966, where Sandra obtained a divorce in 1973. The decree erroneously recited that the parties jointly owned 150 acres in Arkansas, in which Sandra had “special equities.” Teddy actually owned the land, with Sandra having only inchoate dower. The decree did not award Sandra any interest in the land nor direct Tedddy to convey her any interest in it. The decree gave custody of the couple’s three children to Sandra, with an allowance of SI…