Legal Opinion

Ballard v. Ballard

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 7, 1945No. 11478PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORVELL, Justice.

This is a divorce suit brought by the wife, Evelyn Ballard, against the husband, L. IT. Ballard. The “cruel treatment” section of the divorce statutes was relied upon as grounds for divorce. Article 4629, Sec. 1, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats. Judgment denying a divorce was rendered upon a jury finding. Evelyn Ballard brings the case here.

By her first point, appellant contends that the jury’s answer to Special Issue No. 1 is meaningless and will not support the judgment.

No objection was made in the court below to the form of the charge nor to the definitions given in connection with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Moore v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Moore v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  3. Scannell v. ScannellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Glenn v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
  5. Caywood v. CaywoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Howell v. HowellTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Langford v. LangfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Nix v. NixCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Cote v. CoteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
  5. Cote v. CoteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966

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