Johnson v. Johnson

Marshall, Chief Justice.

In this case, the appellee, Merritt Johnson, Jr., filed a complaint for divorce against the appellant, Betty Ann Johnson. Following the trial court’s entry of final judgment on the jury verdict, the appellant filed an application for discretionary appeal, which we granted.

Two issues present themselves for decision. One issue concerns the allocation of a joint and several personal-injury award into those portions of the award constituting individual assets and those portions constituting marital assets. See Dees v. Dees, 259 Ga. 177 (377 SE2d 845) (1989) and cits. The…