Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston, Inc. v. Harper

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

The pleadings in this case show that, in January, 1958, Judith Ann Dunn, now Harper, was suing her husband for a divorce. She had temporary custody of their two small boys. She was nineteen. She placed the boys with the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston, in Harris County, for room and board while she worked. In May, 1958, her husband died. On July 17, 1958, she executed a written consent to said Catholic Charities for the placement of her sons for adoption. On August 29th she married Mr. Harper. On October 7th she advised the Catholic Charities that she was…