CONSTANCE v. CONSTANCE

No. 12412.

537 S.W.2d 488 (1976)

Grace Carol CONSTANCE, Appellant, v. Ray CONSTANCE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Dickson, Dickson & Associates, Houston, for appellant.

Charles E. Blackley, Austin, Bartram, Reagan & Burrus, New Braunfels, for appellee.


PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

The sole question before this Court is whether reference to the disposition of certain community property in the "opinion" or "findings" portion of a decree of divorce and not contained in the decretal part of the decree is an adjudication of ownership of that property.

Appellant and appellee were married in September, 1952, and lived together as husband and wife until April 6, 1967, when they were divorced. Appellee served in the...

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