Johnson v. Johnson

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Thomas Johnson appealed from a divorce judgment, entered October 16, 2000, claiming the district court erred in dividing the parties’ marital property. Kathy Johnson cross-appealed from the judgment, claiming the court erred in granting a new trial, after entry of an original judgment on October 18, 1999. Because the trial court abused its discretion in granting Thomas Johnson’s motion for a new trial, we vacate the October 16, 2000, judgment and remand to the court for reinstatement of the judgment entered on October 18, 1999.

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[¶ 2] Thomas and Kathy Johnson were…