CHINN v. CHINN


480 S.W.2d 157 (1972)

Charles CHINN, Appellant, v. Mitzi Wilson CHINN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Taylor, Miller & Taylor, Owensboro, for appellant.

John B. Anderson, Owensboro, for appellee.


EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Judge.

The issue on this appeal concerns the breadth of the discretion of the chancellor in awarding lump-sum alimony. Although that discretion is broad, it is not broad enough to justify the result reached in the judgment from which this appeal is prosecuted. We find, at first blush, an abuse of discretion and reverse the judgment as to lump-sum alimony.

The parties were married June 10, 1949. Two children were born to their marriage...

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