Smith v. Smith

Margaret W. Smith, as plaintiff, brought suit for divorce from the defendant, Clarence W. Smith, a doctor of médieine, who, prior to March 14, 1956, practiced his profession with marked success in Portland, Oregon. Shortly after that date, he began his practice anew in Reno, Nevada.

From a decree in favor of plaintiff, the defendant appeals, limiting his claims of error solely to the money amounts and property which the court awarded to plaintiff. His answer admitted, among other things, the charges of cruelty alleged in plaintiff’s complaint, which included his romantic attachment for another…