Jarrett v. Northcutt

Mary Lou Northcutt Jarrett brought a bill of review action to set aside the property settlement rendered in a prior divorce from her ex-husband, Pat Northcutt. The trial court rendered judgment for Mrs. Jarrett in the bill of review action and ordered a substantial redivision of the property. The court of civil appeals reversed that judgment. 585 S.W.2d 874. In reversing, that court held that Mrs. Jarrett had failed to prove a necessary element of her bill of review. She did not establish that she was without fault or negligence in allowing the prior judgment to become final. The court of…