Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Rhodes
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1961No. A-8552PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenhill
In this habeas corpus proceeding, the question is whether a district judge has the power, in a divorce decree, to provide that the infant child of the marriage shall remain within the county and that the residence of the child shall not be moved from the county without an order of the court. Because of the violation of such an order, Betty Rhodes was adjudged to be in contempt of court. She seeks relief from this Court.
The pertinent facts are these: Betty Rhodes was formerly married to Edgar Sherrill, Jr. They and their parents lived in Karnes County, Texas. In 1954, Betty sued Edgar Sherrill…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lakey v. McCarrollTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Ex Parte TylerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Ex Parte La RoccaTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Fasken v. FaskenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Ex Parte EllerdCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
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3Cited by29 opinions
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