Legal Opinion

Holt v. Holt

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 30, 1954No. 3196PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

' Plaintiff’s suit is grounded upon the breach of a contract which had been merged into a judgment and she sued for actual and exemplary damages. Plaintiff is, the divorced wife of Defendant. Just prior to their divorce they entered into a property settlement which- was carried forward in the judgment of divorce. By the settlement and judgment the Plaintiff was to receive $5,000 cash on the day of the divorce and the sum of '$20,000, secured by lien on the homestead, to be paid when Defendant sold the homestead, but in any event no later than 1 January 1953. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. A. L. Carter Lumber Co. v. SaideTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. ShirleyTexas Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Hooks v. FitzenrieterTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Oklahoma Fire Ins. Co. v. RossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Consumers' Lignite Co. v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McDonough v. ZamoraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  2. White v. BenkowskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Holt v. City National Bank of BryanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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