Butler v. Butler

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This is an action for divorce in which Cora V. Butler charged her husband, Fred H. Butler, with cruel and inhuman treatment and sought a decree of divorce. After hearing testimony from the plaintiff and the defendant, the trial court found that Mrs. Butler was entitled to a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and thereupon granted her an absolute divorce. The trial court also awarded Mrs. Butler $500 in attorney’s fees but refused to grant her request for alimony.

Mrs. Butler has perfected an appeal from the trial court’s action and is contending that the…