Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Bonds

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 8, 1991No. 89-1643PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

We granted the wife's petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals. The issue presented is whether the Court of Civil Appeals correctly reversed the trial court's interpretation of a property settlement agreement on the ground that the trial court had improperly modified that agreement, which had been made by the husband and wife and which had been incorporated into their divorce judgment. The petitioner claims that the trial court merely clarified the settlement agreement and that it had a right to do so. We agree. Therefore, we reverse.

The pertinent facts are as follows: On…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mayhan v. MayhanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Beaver Const. Co. v. Lakehouse, LLCSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  2. Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. v. Integrated Medical Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. Lyles v. Pioneer Housing Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Billeck v. BilleckCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. Bonds v. Bonds.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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