Gibson v. Gibson

McKAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a divorce decree in which the trial court found certain property to be the separate property of one of the spouses.

Prior to his marriage to appellant Rena Gibson on June 12, 1976, appellee C. E. Gibson purchased a piece of property in Missouri. That property was sold after the marriage for $8,000, with $5,500 paid at closing and $2,500 to be paid later. Appel-lee deposited the $5,500 into his personal account in Missouri, but later transferred that amount to the couple’s joint checking account in Richardson, Texas (joint account). At the time of this…