Merritt v. Merritt

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is a declaratory judgment action to have the Court declare the rights of the parties in a business known as the Merritt Distributorship. The cause was initiated by Gladys L. Merritt against Arthur H. Merritt, who counterclaimed alleging he was entitled to a one-half interest in the business and to one-half of the revenue derived therefrom. Judgment was entered in favor of Gladys’L. Merritt, declaring her the sole owner of the Merritt Distributorship.

The Merritts were formerly husband and wife -and for some years prior to…