Legal Opinion

Finn v. Finn

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 6, 1983No. 21066PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Justice.

The questions presented in this appeal concern the trial court’s division of property upon the divorce of Frank and Joellen Finn. The wife asserts fourteen points contending that various errors committed by the trial court resulted in an unfair and unjust property division. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the wife was improperly denied discovery of documents essential to prove the value of the community interest in the husband’s law practice. We therefore reverse and remand the property division for a new trial.

The Finns were married for more than twenty years.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Carle v. CarleTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Crane v. TunksTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Maresca v. MarksTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  4. In Re Marriage of LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. Murff v. MurffTexas Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Hack v. Laney (In Re Laney)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
  2. R.V.K. v. L.L.K.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. Mocnik v. MocnikSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  4. Pfeffer v. Southern Texas Laborers' Pension Trust Fund, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  5. Navistar International Corp. v. Valles, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1987

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