Kinney v. Vallentyne
California Supreme Court
Charles J. Williams for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the award of community realty to a wife in a divorce proceeding cuts off the right of a judgment lien creditor of the husband to reach any subsequent increase in the value of the equity in that property. We have concluded that it does not, and that the declaratory judgment to the contrary must therefore be reversed.
In 1965, during the marriage of Donald and Carmel Vallentyne, Donald committed certain personal torts against one Nadine Kinney. Nadine and her husband Rodney (hereinafter plaintiffs) instituted an action for damages against…
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- Liuzza v. BellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
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