Texas Supreme Court

Norman L. Bell v. Jacqueline Bell

July 24, 197417 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 408

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s division of marital property, holding that the stock in Bell Oil Company and Bell Oil Company of Louisiana belongs to Norman Bell and is not community property. The Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals, finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s award.