Mahle v. Mahle

Defendant, Margie E. Mahle, appeals from a judgment of the trial court granting a divorce to plaintiff, Jerome F. Mahle, Sr., upon proof satisfying the ground stated in R.C. 3105.01(K), the “living-apart” statute.

Defendant’s answer raised the defenses of recrimination and condonation, and alleged that plaintiff was “estopped” from obtaining a divorce. Her counterclaim recited a prior entry of judgment in her favor in an alimony-only action, alleged the presence of grounds warranting an award of alimony, and sought an additional award of alimony to the extent that the sustenance alimony and…