Kennedy v. Kennedy

Conley Eyed, Justice.

Appellant, Gene Bryan Kennedy, questions the authority of the chancellor, before entry of a final divorce decree, to reopen the case to permit the wife, Helen Ovita Kennedy, to introduce certified copies of deeds to the real property jointly owned by the parties.

The record shows that at the beginning of the hearing appellant refused to stipulate that the real property was jointly owned, but that he did stipulate to a description of the property. After the close of the hearing the chancellor found that the wife was entitled to a divorce and that no effort had been made to…