Legal Opinion

Bobbitt v. Bobbitt

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 12, 1920No. 1662PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Grayson County; Silas Hare, Judge. Suit by Mary Green Bobbitt against Israel R. Bobbitt. Prom a judgment granting plaintiff a divorce and decreeing partition 'of property and appointing commissioners therefor, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The appellee brought this suit against the appellant for divorce and partition of property alleged to belong to the community. She alleged in her petition that on the 25th day of May, 1886, she and the defendant entered into a mutual agreement whereby they agreed to become husband and wife; that such agreement was consummated by the said parties living together as husband and wife for a period of about 30 years; that during such time they accumulated a large amount of property of the approximate value $500,000; that in March, 1916, the defendant abandoned her and married another woman. Since…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Grigsby v. ReibTexas Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Moore v. PiersonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co v. GormleyTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  4. W. L. Moody & Co. v. RowlandTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Cooper v. LoughlinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Colbert v. ColbertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. David Edward Lancey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  3. Bertha Tatum v. Oscar TatumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  4. Traders & General Ins. Co. v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Christian v. DunaventCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921

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