Sheffield v. Rousey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Brown County ; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Habeas corpus by Hugh L. Rousey against Dan Sheffield and others. Judgment 1’or plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Hugh L. Rousey instituted this suit against Frank Sheffield, Dan Sheffield, Bill Sheffield, and Mrs. A. J. Sheffield, in which the plaintiff sought by writ of habeas corpus to recover possession of his child, Virginia Rex Rousey, a girl about 10 months of age. After the suit was filed, Bill Sheffield died, and the plaintiff prosecuted his suit against the other defendants. The suit was brought in Brown county, and the plaintiff's petition showed on its face that the defendants resided in Pecos county. Among other things, the petition alleged: "That the defendants entered into a conspiracy and…
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