Legal Opinion

Callicoatte v. Callicoatte

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 30, 1959No. 3635PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying partition of community property, in which the trial court declared void a Nevada divorce decree obtained by appellant.

Appellee was served in Houston, Harris County by Nevada nonresident service, and entered no appearance in the Nevada action. The procedural aspects of the Nevada proceeding are not challenged.

Appellant contends the trial court erred in failing to extend full faith and credit to the Nevada decree in violation of Art. 4, Sec. 1 of the U. S. Constitution, in finding that at the time of the Nevada decree ap pellant was not…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Cook v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. James v. JamesTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Garman v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Rumpf v. RumpfTexas Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Patterson v. PattersonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Schacht v. SchachtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Burleson v. BurlesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Callicoatte v. CallicoatteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Frazier v. FrazierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

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