Hill

Hill v. Hill

Good Law
106 Cal. App. 309·1930 Cal. App. LEXIS 526·289 P. 227
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 9, 1930Docket No. 4131.California1,131 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Luttrell, J.

In this action the plaintiff was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from the defendant on the ground of extreme cruelty. By the judgment or decree plaintiff was awarded the custody of the two minor children of the parties, one, a boy thirteen and one-half years of age at the time of the decree and the other, a girl ten and one-half years old. Provision was made in the decree for the support of the children by the defendant and he was required to pay to plaintiff a stated sum as her attorney’s fee in the action. The decree also disposed of the community property of the parties.

Defendant has appealed from the judgment on the ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the findings and the judgment and that the testimony of the plaintiff was not corroborated, as required by section 130 of the Civil Code of California. Respondent contends that the evidence adduced is amply sufficient to support the findings and judgment of the trial court and that respondent’s testimony was sufficiently corroborated to satisfy the requirement of the above-mentioned section of the code.

An examination of the record of the evidence given at the trial demonstrates to our satisfaction…

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