Burton v. Bell

GRIFFIN, Justice.

The above cause in this Court is a consolidation of two causes below.

Roy W. Bell, Sr. and Helen W. Twilli-gear each about 55 years of age, were married January 1, 1955. At the time of the marriage each had children by a former marriage and each owned property, both real and personal. Mrs. Twilligear, hereinafter referred to as Mrs. Bell, owned the Helena Motel in the City of Houston, bank deposits in the Bank of the Southwest, a sum of money in cash, and a lake house referred to as El Lago, and had three children. Mr. Bell owned as his separate property the Bell Apartments in…