Legal Opinion

Dillion v. Dillion

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 20, 1925No. 2499PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHall, C. J.

Appellant, Mrs. Dillion, filed this suit in the district court of Montague county against her husband, Mount Dillion, praying for a divorce, for a judgment for borrowed money, for the partition of the community estate, and also for attorney’s fees and alimony pending the suit. Defendant filed a plea in abatement, alleging that Mrs. Dillion was insane, and therefore incompetent to maintain and prosecute the suit. Upon a hearing the court found that appellant was non compos mentis, and could not, for that reason, prosecute the suit, whereupon, on motion of appellant’s counsel, the court entered…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mohler v. Estate of ShankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
  2. Birdzell v. Birdzell ex rel. TuckerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  3. Worthy v. WorthySupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
  4. Iago v. IagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Bradford v. AbendIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  2. Turner v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  3. In Re Marriage of DrewsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. State Ex Rel. Quear v. Madison Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Hart Ex Rel. Hart v. HartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

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