Legal Opinion

Mortensen v. Mortensen

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 14, 1945No. 11475PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORVELL, Justice.

This is a divorce case. Trial was to the court without the intervention of a jury. Judgment was for the wife, Gloria Elizabeth Mortensen, awarding her a divorce together with the custody of a minor child. A division of the community property was also effected by the judgment.

The husband, Jens Herman Mortensen, brings the case here. His primary contention is that the evidence is insufficient to support the decree and that it does not meet the statutory requirement of being full and satisfactory. He also contends that the trial court was without jurisdiction to try the case and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Liberty Film Lines, Inc. v. PorterTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Moore v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Lohmuller v. LohmullerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Blake v. BlakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Sawyer v. BeznerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  2. Springall v. Fredericksburg Hospital & ClinicCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Robinson v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Meyer v. MeyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Counts v. CountsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

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