Smith v. Smith

Nichols, Chief Justice.

The appellant was cited for contempt for failure to comply with a temporary alimony order. The appellee-wife filed suit for divorce, alimony, property settlement, and child support on the ground that the marriage was irretrievably broken. The appellant *39answered, admitting the marriage was irretrievably broken, but contested the alimony and property settlement issues. The appellant then filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the divorce issue only. The trial court granted the divorce but failed to specifically reserve for later trial the remaining issues.…