White v. Lee

Hill, Chief Justice.

In September, 1975, while married to each other, Deborah Lee White and Sigurd Edward Lee purchased a condominium as tenants in common and jointly executed a note and a deed to secure debt. They separated in July, 1977, and the wife moved out. When they were divorced in November, 1977, their settlement agreement was incorporated into the decree, but it did not expressly refer to the condominium.

In August, 1979, the former wife filed a complaint in equity praying that the condominium be sold and the proceeds be equally divided. She also prayed that her former husband be…