Chapman v. Walker

ANDREWS, 9.

This is a contest between a mother on one side and the grandparents on the other side, for the custody, care, and control of Johnnie Leon Chapman, a minor, approximately two and one-half years of age.

John Chapman instituted a suit in the district court of Hardeman county, Tex., against Opal Chapman, his wife, for divorce and for the custody of the minor child of said marriage. Opal Chapman filed her answer therein. While the action was pending, that court made a temporary order placing the minor child in the custody of its grandparents. While that order was in full force and…