Preston v. Preston

The opinion of the court was delivered by This appeal stems from a divorce action brought by the husband, H.L. (Harlow) Preston, against his wife, G. (Gaynelle) Preston. Each party has charged the other with extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. After a thorough hearing, the trial court granted the husband a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty; awarded the wife household goods, the 1956 Cadillac in her possession, and $10,000.00 alimony payable $150.00 per month; awarded the husband the real estate at 708 Kansas Avenue and the balance of the personal property; and ordered that plaintiff pay an additional fee of $500.00 to defendant's attorney. This appeal is by the defendant wife from such judgment. The contentions of the defendant, as set out in the brief filed by her able counsel, are three in number: First, that she should