Jenkins v. Jenkins

EDWARD P. HILL, Chief Justice.

This is the “question presented” in this divorce and alimony case: “Do the court’s findings of fact furnish the Court of Appeals with a satisfactory basis upon which to determine the propriety of the court’s award to the defendant ?”

Appellant demands that this case “should be remanded for proper procedure in the circuit court.”

Before getting into the question of the sufficiency of or the need for a finding of fact in this case, we review the history of this tragedy.

The marriage of the parties lasted from 1935 to 1959. Three children were born of their marriage;…