Legal Opinion

McElreath v. McElreath

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1961No. A-7761Published

1Opinion

MOTION FOR REHEARING

2Opinion of the CourtJustice Norvell

*224Respondent has filed an able motion for rehearing and a supplement thereto, wherein he strongly reurges two propositions, namely, that the decree here involved is actually an in rem decree, and alternatively, that if the decree be considered one in personam, nevertheless the equitable rights supporting the same cannot be enforced in Texas because of local policy considerations.

In our original opinion we said that in the event a portion of the Oklahoma decree should be considered unenforceable in Texas, this circumstance would not affect the vitality of the direct and…

3Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
  2. Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  3. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Herrick v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883

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