Mercer v. Mercer

The plaintiff, Velma Mercer, commenced this action to obtain a limited divorce from the defendant, Robert E. Mercer. By cross-petition the defendant requested an absolute divorce. The trial court found against the parties and dismissed both the petition and the cross-petition. Both parties filed motions for new trial which were overruled. The plaintiff has appealed and the defendant has cross-appealed.

The evidence shows that the parties were married in 1945. They had five children, four of whom are living *517at home. The defendant owns and operates an automobile dealership at Hickman, Nebraska.

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