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IN RE MARRIAGE OF RALSTON

No. 2-57425.

242 N.W.2d 269 (1976)

In re the MARRIAGE OF James B. RALSTON and Juanita I. Ralston. Upon the Petition of James B. RALSTON, Petitioner, and concerning Juanita I. RALSTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. V. Willie, Eagle Grove, and Herrick, Langdon, Belin & Harris, Des Moines, for appellant.

Robert D. Blue, Eagle Grove, for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C.J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.

McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal involves the economic provisions of a dissolution decree. Petitioner James B. Ralston challenges the property division and lump sum alimony award in the decree dissolving his 39-year marriage to respondent Juanita I. Ralston. We modify and affirm.

The parties were married in 1935. At the time of trial James was 60 and Juanita was 55. The two children of the marriage were adults and had left home. The parties resided in Eagle...

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