Putnam v. Putnam

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAWSON, J.:

This appeal relates to questions arising in a divorce action, where the divorce is denied, but a division of property is granted.

The plaintiff, Ida M. Putnam, and the defendant, C. E. Putnam, were married in Anderson county, Kansas, in 1882. All their married life of thirty-five years or more was spent in this state, mostly in Franklin county. The defendant husband had about $700 worth of property at the time of the marriage. They have reared a family of six children, all grown to maturity except the youngest, a lad of fifteen years. They…