Legal Opinion

Stubbs v. Stubbs

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 8, 1983No. 05-83-00541-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AKIN, Justice.

Appellant, Ruth Yvonne Stubbs, petitions us by writ of error to reverse a judgment granting a divorce to appellee, Bernald Ross Stubbs. Appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the writ of error, contending that appellant may not proceed by writ of error because she participated in the trial below. We disagree. Accordingly, we deny the motion to dismiss.

The district court rendered a decree of divorce on October 1, 1982. The decree recites that Ruth Stubbs waived issuance and service of citation and did not otherwise appear. Mrs. Stubbs timely filed her petition for writ of error…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lawyers Lloyds v. WebbTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Thacker v. ThackerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Specia v. SpeciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Surety Insurance Company of California v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Collins v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stubbs v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Norman v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
  3. Anderson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hammond v. Hammond, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1985
  5. Stubbs v. Stubbs, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984

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