Betty Knox Long v. Harryett H. Knox

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals' judgment, holding that judicial estoppel bars the petitioner from asserting a community‑property claim over oil and gas leases previously represented as the wife’s separate estate, that the leases and mineral interests are the separate property of Mrs. Knox, and that the one‑quarter royalty interest in Lot 9 is community property. The Court remanded for a determination of the monetary award owed to the parties.