Moody v. Rainey

DENTON, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Dorothy Faye Moody, a married woman whose disability of coverture has been removed, sought recovery of damages from appellee, John Rainey, sheriff of Collingsworth County, Texas, and United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, the surety on Rainey’s official bond. Mrs. Moody seeks damages alleged to have resulted from Rainey’s altering and changing, the return of a writ of habeas corpus by which Mrs. Moody sought custody of her two minor children. She contends that as a result of the changes made on the returns, the persons allegedly illegally restraining…