McKean v. McKean

TUCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff initiated these proceedings, seeking a divorce from defendant. The defendant answered and filed a counterclaim alleging that he was entitled to a divorce. After the case was heard and a decision rendered, the plaintiff filed a motion to alter or amend the decree or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The trial court declined to grant a new trial, and the plaintiff appeals.

The trial court found that the plaintiff and the defendant had grounds for divorce and entered a decree awarding a divorce to each party. As a basis for reversal, plaintiff claims that the…