Wight v. Wight
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by Cecil Norton Wight from a final order of the Circuit Court of Jackson County dismissing his petition for modification of a divorce decree. The appellant’s principal assertion is that the trial court erred in holding that his ex-wife’s unlawful cohabitation with another man did not constitute cause for modifying the previous alimony award. We do not agree, and for the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
By decree dated October 15, 1976, the Circuit Court of Jackson County granted Lucille Faye Wight, the appellee, a divorce from the…
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