Stewart v. Davis

This is a companion case to the case of Louis M. Cavanaugh et al v. Annie Laurie Barrow Davis this day decided.

Respondent Annie Laurie Barrow Davis sought by an action to declare heirship to have herself decreed to be an adopted daughter of William Barrow but both the County Court in which the action was filed and the district court on appeal, sitting without the aid of a jury, entered judgment denying respondent’s claim. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered judgment establishing respondent’s status as a child of William Barrow. 231 S. W. 2d 963.

In…