Legal Opinion

Vallone v. Vallone

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 14, 1981No. 17787PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from that part of a divorce judgment which divided the marital estate.

Appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal claiming that appellant has voluntarily accepted benefits under the judgment and therefore may not attack it. A review of the record shows that the acceptance of at least some of the benefits were out of practical necessity rather than a voluntary acceptance. Also it appears that there would be little problem in restoring the status quo without prejudice to appellee, therefore appellant is not estopped from pursuing this appeal.

Appellant and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McKnight v. McKnightTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Wolf v. Little John Corp. of LiberiaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Clay v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Musick v. MusickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Vallone v. ValloneTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Eugenio Riquelme Valdes, Inmobiliaria Kan Kun, S.A. v. Leisure Resource Group, Inc., Capitol Savings & Loan Association and United Service CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. Zisblatt v. ZisblattCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Edwards Company, Inc. v. Monogram Industries, Inc., Monotronics, Inc. And Entronic CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Cole v. Tobacco InstituteDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1999

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