Childress v. Childress

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appeal relates to the part of a default divorce judgment which approved an agreement of the defendant husband surrendering all claims to property held in his wife’s name. Particularly, the question is whether the trial court abused a judicial discretion in not permitting the defendant to file answer after time therefor had expired, or in overruling his motion to amend or set aside the judgment in respect to the property rights of the parties.

The appellee, Augusta Childress, sued the appellant, Dave Childress, for divorce on the grounds of settled aversion and cruel…