Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Edwards

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 14, 1926No. 1867. [fn*]PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. K. Edwards sued his wife, Ruth Edwards, for divorce. The parties had two children, a boy and a girl The boy was born February 23, 1921; the girl, May 11, 1922. Mrs. Edwards resisted the divorce, and asked that the custody of the children be awarded to her. The paternal grandparents of the children intervened in the suit, setting up that the mother was not a suitable person to have the custody of the children, and asked that their custody be awarded to them. The plaintiff dismissed his suit for divorce.

Upon the issue between interveners and the mother, Judgment was rendered awarding the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Wood v. DeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Chapsky v. WoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  3. Miller v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  4. Weir v. MarleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  5. In re ScarrittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Edwards v. EdwardsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  2. Lolley v. LolleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
  3. Babbs v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Meek v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Brooks v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938

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