Legal Opinion
United States v. Gretchen E. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1968No. 24864PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge.
By a final judgment of a Texas state court Gretehen E. Smith was granted a divorce from Robert E. Smith and their community property, including his pay account as a retired United States Army Warrant Officer, was divided equally between them.
A property settlement agreement was executed by the Smiths and adopted by the Texas court. 1 Mr. Smith, as he had agreed to do, sent a letter to the Retired Pay Division, Finance Center, United States Army, “irrevocably” directing it to mail his retirement check to the State National Bank of El Paso, Texas, and enclosed a copy of the…
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- James Anderson, as Trustees of Hermann Hospital Estate v. United States of America and the Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- William J. Powers, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by15 opinions
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