Cooper v. Cooper
Cooper v. Cooper
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff husband appeals from a judgment dismissing his action for divorce. There is really nothing for us to review.
Confronted with a situation where, as here, the only witnesses as to the grounds for divorce are the parties, the trial court may believe one and disbelieve the other. If undecided whom to believe, it may find that the grounds for divorce have not been established by the preponderance ■of the evidence. Paulson v. Paulson (1950), 37 Wn. (2d) 555, 225 P. (2d) 206; Braun v. Braun (1948), 31 Wn. (2d) 468, 197 P. (2d) 442.
Where, as here, the trial court specifically finds that the plaintiff has not sustained the burden of proof as to
The judgment is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- George T. Cooper v. Betty M. Cooper
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published