COCKERHAM v. COCKERHAM

No. B-4935.

527 S.W.2d 162 (1975)

Dorothy COCKERHAM et al., Petitioners, v. E. A. COCKERHAM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Whiteside, Garrett, Settle & Callaway, Rufus S. Garrett, Jr., Fort Worth, for petitioner.

Lynn B. Griffith, Waxahachie, for respondent.


SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a divorce case in which the wife's trustee in bankruptcy has intervened. The trial court granted the divorce and made the property division to be discussed hereinafter. The court of civil appeals affirmed with one justice dissenting. 514 S.W.2d 150. We affirm the judgment of the court of civil appeals in part and reverse and render in part.

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