Bobbitt v. Bass

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is a bill of review from a default judgment in a divorce case. Based upon jury findings, the trial court granted the bill of review, set aside the prior judgment and then entered a final judgment of dismissal. We affirm.

Mary West, a West Texas rancher who had a law license, and Thomas Bass, a retired Air Force Colonel, were married on August 11, 1975. At the time, he was fifty-four years old and she was sixty-six years old. Following the marriage, she continued to live on her ranch in Hudspeth County and he continued to reside in McLean, Virginia, and worked for…