Verret v. Verret

PEDEN, Justice.

This appeal on behalf of Paul Verret, now deceased, is from an order of dismissal granted after the trial court’s oral rendition of a divorce. Mr. Verret died prior to its written entry, and Mrs. Verret’s motion to dismiss was granted. Appellant’s position is that the trial court erred in dismissing this case because it was not made moot by the death of a party after final decree. Appellee contends the trial judge set aside the oral decree instead of dismissing the cause. We reverse and remand.

An agreed statement of facts reflects that when the hearing on the merits was held on…