Legal Opinion

Murff v. Murff

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1981No. B-9635PublishedCited by 114 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPEARS, Justice.

In this divorce case, petitioner, Wanda Faye Murff, was granted a divorce by the trial court from respondent, John Samuel Murff, after a non-jury trial. John Murff was dissatisfied with the trial court’s division of the community property and appealed to the court of civil appeals. That court reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the cause for a new trial, holding that the trial court abused its discretion in the division of the parties’ estate. 601 S.W.2d 116.

We granted Mrs. Murff⅛ Application for Writ of Error on all five asserted points of error. We have…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Carle v. CarleTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Bell v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Cooper v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. In Re the Marriage of McCurdyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by114 opinions

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