Legal Opinion

Howell v. Howell

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 9, 1914No. 3713PublishedCited by 13 opinions

jfrror from District Court, Stephens County; J. T. Johnson, Judge. Action by Minnie H. Howell against William T. Howell. Decree was entered granting divorce but upholding prior settlement of property rights, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

BREWER, C.

This suit was brought by Minnie H. Howell against Wm. T. Elowell to procure a divorce, a cancellation of a written property settlement, alimony, and for attorney’s fees and costs. At a trial thereof she was granted a decree of divorce, but a settlement of property rights theretofore made between the parties was upheld. From this latter portion of the decree the plaintiff below has appealed, and urges for a reversal of the case: First, because the contract is illegal and void for the reason that it was made in contemplation of1 a future separation; second, because under,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Montgomery v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Tyson v. TysonArizona Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Chamberlain v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  3. Longmire v. LongmireSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. Joiner v. JoinerTexas Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Allred v. AllredSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928

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