Warren v. Warren

HALL, Chief Justice:

In this divorce action, plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s division of marital assets and liabilities, its alimony award and its refusal to award plaintiff her attorney fees.

Plaintiff married defendant in 1952 in San Antonio, Texas, four months after the death of her father left her with an inheritance of approximately $200,000. Defendant, who was studying engineering at Rice University, worked only part-time during the first two years of their marriage, while *686plaintiff paid for most of the living expenses of the parties from her inheritance money. In 1954, defendant…