Legal Opinion
Coker v. Coker
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1983No. C-1728PublishedCited by 2,194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
This suit was brought by Frances Kincaid Coker (Frances) against her former husband, Mac L. Coker, Jr. (Mac), on a property settlement agreement incorporated into their divorce decree. The decree awarded Frances a real estate commission previously earned by Mac from the sale of certain ranch property. The seller of the property was to pay the commission in seven annual installments as payments were made by the purchaser. After Frances received payments totaling $14,317.16, the purchaser defaulted and no further commissions were receivable. The question presented here is…
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