Legal Opinion
Alston v. Rains
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 31, 1979No. 8697Published
1Opinion of the Court
589 S.W.2d 481 (1979)
John ALSTON et ux., Appellants,
v.
Linda Joyce RAINS, Appellee.
No. 8697.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.
August 31, 1979.
Rehearing Denied October 9, 1979.
John M. Harris, Irving, for appellants.
Mitchell D. Stevens, Dallas, for appellee.
RAY, Justice.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding. Linda Joyce Rains, mother of Sarannah Elizabeth Rains, filed her application for writ of habeas corpus seeking the return of her child from her (Linda's) parents, John and Joan Alston, appellants. The trial court found that the child had been illegally confined and restrained by the…
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