Court Opinion

ID: 9831850
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 21:24:56.409826+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:43:38.540167
License: Public Domain

On Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing.
Appellant challenges the correctness of the italicized portion of the following quotation from our original opinion: “They ■ (Mr. and Mrs. Maniré) first became acquainted in San Angelo in 1915. At that time Mrs. Maniré was the widow of a deceased Confederate soldier and drew, a pension on that account. From then on she was in decedent’s employ as housekeeper, lived under the same roof with him, and helpéd him in his business — that of a grocery merchant.”
Mrs. Manire’s answer in the divorce suit alleged: “For many years prior thereto (her marriage in 1921) they (she and Mr. Maniré) had combined their capital, labor and skill and had engaged in mercantile business in San Angelo, which business relation had existed since July, 1915. That from the beginning of said relation this defendant has. devoted her entire time, means and energy in the management of said' mercantile business and to the accumulation of said property described in said petition.”
The answer further alleges various sums she had put into the business derived from her Confederate pension, a Liberty Bond, sale of a cow, butter'and eggs, etc. As to the latter, the allegation is: “That from the beginning of their relationship she sold butter and eggs in at least the sum of $100 a year, and that the money therefrom was paid to plaintiff.”
The record does not specifically show that during all the time from 1915 to 1921 she lived under the same roof with him employed as his housekeeper. She did testify, however, that for awhile she cooked for him at $5 a week. Her testimony is very obscure in many respects, and difficult to interpret. At one place (referring to the'pre-nuptial period) she testified that Mr. Maniré told her: “If you can get Joe Tyler to buy in with me here, I will build' a good, nice room for you; that is the way the store became extended; I saw Joe Tyler and he bought in and gave him $1000 besides an interest in five head of cattle, and that was the enlargement.”
This record showing evidences a very intimate (not improper) relation between Mr. and Mrs. Maniré for six years next preceding their marriage, which was the only purpose of the challenged statement in the opinion.
The motion further states: "There is no evidence in the record of any improper relation between the parties even by inference.” We disclaim any intimation of any improper relation.
The motion is overruled.
Overruled.