Trautman v. Trautman

In April 1955, defendant Louise Buller, middleaged and widowed with five children, owner of a 160-acre improved farm, married plaintiff Harold Trautman, middleaged, previously unmarried, parent oriented, and owner of a 160-acre unimproved farm. The parties are the parents of a 12-year-old son, Leroy James. In 1968, as the result of incompatibility that ripened into extreme cruelty, Harold was granted a divorce decree, his 160-acre farm, cattle and machinery thereon, and his $1,100 bank account. Louise was granted her 160-acre farm, 90 acres now irrigated, a $20,000 home ($5,000 to $6,000…