Swearingen v. Bray
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Collingsworth County; D. E. Decker, Judge. Action by B. T. Bray against J. W. Swear-ingen. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Appellee filed this suit in the district court of Collingsworth county for damages, based upon adulterous relations between appellant and appellee’s wife. The record shows that appellee and wife were married in 1883; that they cohabited and lived happily together until about two years before the filing of this suit; that as a result of their marital relations they became the parents of eight children.
The alleged criminal conduct during two years has been abundantly shown by both direct and circumstantial evidence. Appellee testified that he caught them in the act more than once. The appellant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Felsenthal v. McMillanTexas Supreme Court · 1973
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