Legal Opinion

Coffman v. Coffman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 23, 1935No. 2769PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, Justice.

This is the second appeal of this case. See Coffman v. Coffman (Tex. Civ. App.) 71 S.W. (2d) 331.

Appellee, as plaintiff, sued appellant for divorce. On a trial to the court without a jury the divorce was granted, and the defendant has appealed.

Only two issues are presented by this appeal; the first being the sufficiency of the plaintiff’s petition to state a cause of action for divorce, and the second being the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged in general terms a course of “excesses, cruel treatment and outrages” of such a nature…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCullough v. McCulloughTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Coffman v. CoffmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Creighton v. BarnesTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Lindsey v. LindseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Buaas v. BuaasNevada Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Day v. DayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Sylva v. SylvaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968

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