Legal Opinion
Wood v. Wood
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1959No. A-7041PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Culver
The Fort Worth Court of Civil Appeals has certified to us for consideration two questions growing out of a judgment of divorce rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Cleveland E. Wood, on an appeal taken by the defendant wife, Ruby L. Wood.
The first is:
“Does the amendment to Art. 4631, R.C.S. enacted in 1957 by the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, effected May 6, 1957, contravene Art. 3, Sec. 56 of the Constitution of Texas and/or the 14th amendment of the Constitution of the United States?”
The amendment reads as follows:
“Any person serving in a military branch of the United States who was not…
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