Legal Opinion

Brown v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 28, 1986No. 07-84-0301-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COUNTISS, Justice.

This is a divorce case. Appellant Dawn Marie Richards Brown appeals from a judgment granting appellee Horace Brown a divorce, on grounds of cruelty, and voiding two post-marital agreements. Dawn Marie attacks the judgment by questioning the sufficiency of the evidence to support findings that (1) she was guilty of cruel treatment and (2) the agreements are void. We affirm.

Horace was a 70 year old retired widower from West Texas with several hundred thousand dollars in the bank and several hundred acres of farmland. Dawn Marie was a 46 year old divorcee from Denver. They met…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Norvell v. NorvellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  4. Daughtry v. DaughtryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Gentry v. GentryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

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