Johnson v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This appeal requires a determination of the meaning of an order entered by a Texas judge in a divorce case, and the resultant effect of that order. This case was heard by the Court of Appeals, which reversed the trial court in a divided unpublished opinion. We granted review. The facts, in chronological order, are:

November 17, 1963 Mary Joe Johnson and L. W. Johnson were married in Humbolt, Tennessee.

September 10, 1968 A child, Marcellaus Ladel Johnson, was born.

January 2, 1973 Mrs. Johnson filed this action for divorce in Wyandotte District…