Legal Opinion

Matter of Marriage of Knighton

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided January 30, 1985No. 07-82-0392-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COUNTISS, Justice.

This is a divorce case. Appellant Donna Maria Knighton attacks, by twelve points of error, that portion of the judgment by which, consistent with the jury verdict, her former husband, appellee Havon Paul Knighton, was appointed managing conservator of their two minor sons. Because we have concluded that Mr. Knighton’s attorney exceeded the bounds of permissible jury argument, we reverse and remand.

Mrs. Knighton is a member of the Worldwide Church of God, a denomination headquartered in Pasadena, California, and led by Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong. Mrs. Knighton’s religious…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. ReeseTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Safety Casualty Co. v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Younger Brothers, Inc. v. MyersTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Watts v. WattsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATION v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  2. DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  3. Jose Armando DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010

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