Legal Opinion

Hammonds v. Hammonds

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 2, 1979No. 19850PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Clyde Hammond complains of the division of community property in the divorce decree terminating his marriage to appellee Violet Hammond. We find no abuse of the trial court’s discretion. Accordingly, we affirm.

Appellant’s primary complaint is that the trial court erred in ordering him, on pain of contempt, to sign a contract for the sale of a motel, which was the principal community asset. The evidence shows that the parties lived in the motel and operated it before the suit was filed and that appellant continued to live there and operate it during most of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Ex Parte TrickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mundy v. Mundy, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
  2. Whittington v. WhittingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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