Smith v. Smith

BATEMAN, Justice.

This is a bill of review proceeding filed by the appellee Rita Faye Smith in connection with her divorce suit against the appellant Gerald Harris Smith. The original suit was No. 69-3495-DR/3, in the Domestic Relations Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas. It was tried on September 10, 1969 and taken under advisement by the trial court until December 12, 1969, when judgment was entered granting appellee a divorce, custody and support of her chil dren and a division of the community-property.

However, prior to the rendition of the judgment, on November 3, 1969, appellee filed a…