TURNER v. TAYLOR

No. 82-1601.

471 A.2d 1010 (1984)

Mileos E. TURNER, Appellant, v. Elnora TAYLOR, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. McHugh, Frederick, Md., was on brief for appellant.

Jan L. Jacobowitz, Washington, D.C., was on brief for appellee.

Before KERN, MACK and TERRY, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

After granting appellant Turner a divorce, the trial court ordered him to pay $1,430 to his ex-wife, appellee Taylor, in compensation for personal property which it found that he had destroyed during their marriage. Turner appeals from this order. Because we agree with appellant that the court had no authority to make such a monetary award, we reverse.

The parties were married in June 1974. According to appellee's testimony, she and...

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