Legal Opinion

Womble v. Womble

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 4, 1912PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Kaufman County; F. L. Hawkens, Judge. Action by Lula Womble against John W. Womble. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.

This is a suit for divorce, brought by the appellant against appellee on the ground of three years’ abandonment. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and the court filed the following findings of fact:

“Defendant wrongfully deserted plaintiff, and remained away from her something over four years, under such • circumstances as would have allowed her a divorce on the grounds of three years’ abandonment, and the court would have granted the divorce to her, but for this additional fact, which alone caused the court to refuse it, viz., at about the end of the first two years,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McGowen v. McGowenTexas Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Kennedy v. KennedyIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Stewart v. StewartSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1887
  4. Danforth v. DanforthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Baskins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Campbell v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  3. McLemore v. McLemoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Howard v. La CosteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. Rosario v. Galarza VegasSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961

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