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Bowman v. Bowman

Supreme Court of Utah
Dec 5, 1969
462 P.2d 156 (Utah 1969)

Opinion

No. 11534.

December 5, 1969.

Appeal from the Third District Court, Salt Lake County, Joseph G. Jeppson, J.

Alan D. Frandsen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Harley W. Gustin, Salt Lake City, for defendant-respondent.


Appeal from a judgment awarding property in a divorce matter. Affirmed, with costs to Mrs. Bowman.

No point on appeal is indexed as required under the rules. It was raised, however under the argument in the brief. Appellant urges that the court abused its discretion in the award made. The record was referred to only twice in the brief, each time reflecting a self-serving assertion subject to dispute by other evidence in a 300 page record. Under the circumstances an affirmance of the trial court is justified under the conclusions in Lepasiotes v. Dinsdale, having to do with reference to supporting evidence in the record.

Irrespective of that holding, the record reflects that sufficient admissible, competent and substantial evidence supported the judgment of the lower court.

Counsel for Mr. B., a non-participant at the trial, proffered proof dehors the record in support of his claimed error in the award. Under familiar rules of appellate procedure, such evidence is not reviewable.

CROCKETT, C. J., and CALLISTER, TUCKETT and ELLETT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bowman v. Bowman

Supreme Court of Utah
Dec 5, 1969
462 P.2d 156 (Utah 1969)
Case details for

Bowman v. Bowman

Case Details

Full title:Kirk B. BOWMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Janice S. BOWMAN, Defendant…

Court:Supreme Court of Utah

Date published: Dec 5, 1969

Citations

462 P.2d 156 (Utah 1969)
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