Court Opinion

ID: 9736110
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 18:44:07.791634+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:27:04.435217
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CONCURRING OPINION
Royse, J.
I' agree with the majority opinion that the original divorce decree in this case made a full, complete and final adjudication of the marital status of the parties and of their respective property rights, and, therefore, there can be no further judicial review or action on the matters therein adjudicated. In *650my opinion that was all that it was necessary or proper for us to decide in this case.
The record discloses the court overruled appellant’s objection to the filing of appellee’s petition to amend the original judgment.
While it is true certain of the averments of appellant’s verified petition to set aside the alleged judgment of June 24, 1950 indicate it was filed pursuant to § 2-1068, Burns’ 1946 Replacement, however, in my opinion the answer filed therewith directly challenged the authority of the court to make such judgment. I think our decision should be based on this theory. In my opinion the question of whether appellant had complied with the provisions of the above referred to statute was immaterial to a decision of the real question in this case. I therefore express no opinion on the discussion of those matters in the majority opinion.
Note. — Reported in 101 N. E. 2d 822.