Jensen v. Jensen

The opinion of the court was delivered by This action was instituted by Carl Jensen (appellant) against
Grace Jensen (appellee), his former wife, to recover money he
allegedly lent her following their divorce in March 1963. Pursuant to the decree of divorce Carl paid Grace $3,000 in
$150 monthly installments, the last payment being made in
November 1964. In the succeeding months Carl continued to pay
Grace various sums each month until he had paid a total of
$2,765, which he now seeks to recover. At trial Carl testified
the money was advanced with the understanding it was a loan which
would be repaid when Grace sold her house, and he ceased making
payments because he could no longer afford them. Grace admitted
she
[205 Kan. 466]