Swanson v. Swanson

This case is here on a certified question. The material facts certified are as follows: Pearl Swanson sued George Swanson for a divorce in the District Court of Ector County. The trial was before the court without a jury, and a judgment was entered in favor of Pearl Swanson, granting her a divorce and decreeing a division of the community property, and awarding her the custody of the minor child. On motion of appellant, the trial court filed its findings of fact and conclusions of law. George Swanson appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, and that court reversed the judgment of the trial…