Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 30, 1998No. 87300PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
¶ 1 The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the divorced wife, a cotenant (with the ex-husband) of the property in contest, has established an enforceable post-decree plea for the premises’ sale on execution by showing an interest that is superior to the former husband’s defense of homestead-status protection. We answer in the negative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
¶ 2 George and Johnnalyn Matthews [husband, former husband, divorced husband and wife, former wife and divorced wife] were divorced by consent decree entered on 24 May 1984. Their marital property came to be…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Sharon v. SharonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
- Mills v. MillsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
- Meadows v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Finerty v. First Nat. Bank of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Marriage of Burrell v. BurrellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. VincentSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- McCRABB v. CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATIONCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2009
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