IN RE MARRIAGE OF HANCOCK

No. 86-339.

736 P.2d 101 (1987)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Arlie HANCOCK, Petitioner and Appellant, and Watson Leroy Hancock, Respondent and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 16, 1987.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tipp, Hoven, Skjelset & Frizzell; Douglas G. Skjelset, Missoula, for petitioner and appellant.

Edward A. Cummings, Missoula, for respondent and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Arlie Hancock (the wife) appeals a Missoula County District Court order which divides the main marital asset (a ranch) between the parties in this dissolution of marriage action. The single issue on appeal is whether in dividing the ranch the lower court abused its discretion by requiring the respondent, Mr. Watson Hancock, to divide the ranch into two parts and allowing Mrs. Hancock the choice of which part she wanted. We affirm.

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