Villafuerte v. Villafuerte

This is an appeal from certain portions of an amended interlocutory decree of divorce. Appellant husband was granted a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The court awarded the respondent wife $2,000 representing her interest in the community property and $400 and $150, respectively, for additional legal fees payable to respondent’s counsel.

Appellant Cornelio purchased a piece of property in Vallejo for $4,500 in 1942. He met respondent Elizabeth in 1943, but they were not married until 1947. During 1943 they saw each other frequently and planned to get married. Cornelio was living at…