Legal Opinion

Wright v. Wright

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1848PublishedCited by 46 opinions

— Appeal from Victoria County. The facts of this case are generally stated in the opinion of the court. There is an assignment of errors spolcen of in the opinion, consisting of eleven distinct grounds of error urged against the judgment, but as it is not found among the papers-of the cause, the reporters are unable to give it here.

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— Appeal from Victoria County. The facts of this case are generally stated in the opinion of the court. There is an assignment of errors spolcen of in the opinion, consisting of eleven distinct grounds of error urged against the judgment, but as it is not found among the papers-of the cause, the reporters are unable to give it here. The arguments of the counsel appear to have been based upon that assignment of errors, but without stating the several grounds in their order, or in the language in which they were presented. One of the errors assigned is, that the suit is brought by a feme…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hemphill

This suit was instituted by the appellee (who was plaintiff in the court below) for the purpose of obtaining a divorce-from her husband, John D. Wright, and for the delivery to-her of her separate property, and the one-half of the common, property of the conjugal partnership.

*173She prayed also for an allowance of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars as alimony during the pendency of the .suit,- and that an inventory should be made of her separate and the community property in the possession of the husband; and that he be enjoined from disposing of the same in any way whatever, and for such…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1838
  2. Odiorne v. QuimbySuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1840
  3. Smith v. SmithSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1841
  4. Steinback v. Lisa's executorsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1822
  5. Fellows v. FellowsSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1835

3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Brown v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  2. Jones v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Glasscock v. HamiltonTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Conant v. ConantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
  5. Ex Parte CowardTexas Supreme Court · 1920

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