Legal Opinion

Gressett v. Gressett

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1940No. 2235Published

1Opinion of the Court

ALEXANDER, Justice.

In this case the plaintiff in her petition for divorce alleged “that she is an actual bona fide resident of Limestone County, Texas, and has resided in the State of Texas for more than one year and in Limestone County for more than six months before the filing and exhibiting of this petition.” The petition did not allege, as' is required by Revised Statutes, art. 4631, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 4631, that plaintiff was or had been an actual bona fide “inhabitant” of this state for a period of twelve months nor that she had resided in the county where the suit was filed for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Haymond v. HaymondTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Lawler v. LawlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Coffman v. CoffmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
  4. Franzetti v. FranzettiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931

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