Belz v. Belz

VANCE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a division of the community estate in a divorce action and from a joint and several judgment rendered against the appellants, who were also defendants in a consolidated case of conspiracy to defraud. Lee Roy Belz sued his wife, Barbara, for divorce. Barbara filed a cross action against Lee Roy for divorce, and in her petition alleged fraud on her community interest in the marital estate by Lee Roy for which she sought $50,000 actual damages plus exemplary damages of $150,000. She also brought separate suits against Lee Roy’s brother, Herbert Belz, and…