Chapman v. Chapman

GARDNER, Commissioner.

Lee Douglas Chapman filed suit for divorce from Doris Virginia Chapman after some twenty years of marriage. A child, Peggy Wood, was born after the parties had been married fourteen years. At the time of marriage Douglas was in the oil distributing business and Doris was employed by a bank. Neither had any significant amount of money or other property. At the commencement of this action the parties had accumulated assets of the value of approximately $160,000, and their net worth was approximately $90,000. The chancellor ordered a division of the property allowing each…