Legal Opinion
Russell v. Russell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 30, 1934No. 13033PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Justice.
• This is an appeal from a judgment for divorce granted to appellee, the plaintiff, and refusing a division of community property prayed for by appellant.
The first assignment of error is that the court erred in not awarding appellant a judgment for alimony. The defendant filed her application for alimony, and same was refused. She then sued in her cross-action on the merits for $1,000, alleging same to be the reasonable amount which should have been awarded her.
Alimony is not a matter of course. Rivera v. White, 94 Tex. 538, 63 S. W. 125. The statute prescribes that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ex Parte DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Whiteselle v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Rivera v. White, GuardianTexas Supreme Court · 1901
- Hatch v. HatchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Kirberg v. WorrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Carrasco v. GoatcherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Womack v. WomackTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Chase Nat'l Bank v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1955
- Brunell v. BrunellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
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