Rhodes v. Rhodes

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DAVIS

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case originated as a divorce action wherein Leonard B. Bhodes was plaintiff and Marie M. Bhodes, defendant. During the course of the litigation, the defendant filed a separate maintenance suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, which suit was transferred to the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kane County, where the divorce action was pending.

The divorce proceeding was set for trial on March 14, 1966. Before it was called, the parties met outside of the courtroom and attempted to reach a verbal settlement as to their property…