Wengert v. Wengert

This is a suit for divorce brought by Della C. Wengert, as plaintiff, against Herman Robert Wengert, as defendant. Plaintiff sought a decree awarding her custody of the only child of the marriage, a daughter now four and one-half years old, awarding her $2,500 alimony, and dividing the jointly held property. The trial court granted defendant a divorce on his cross complaint, dismissing plaintiff’s complaint, awarded defendant custody of the child, and divided the jointly held property in a manner less favorable to plaintiff than that sought by her. Plaintiff appeals from that part of the…