Evans v. Evans

DONALDSON, Justice.

Herman Evans, plaintiff-respondent, brought this action for divorce from his wife, Marguarite Evans, defendant-appellant, on grounds of extreme cruelty. He sought a division of the property claiming that most of it was his separate property. Marguarite Evans answered, denying the allegations of the plaintiff. She also cross-claimed for divorce and alleged that most of the property was community. Prior to the trial the court appointed a certified public accountant as master to assist the court in tracing the property and in making an accounting of the assets of the parties.

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