Legal Opinion

Silva v. Aranda

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 21, 1949No. 11990PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORVELL, Justice.

The trial court awarded custody of the minors, Lorenzo Silva, Jr., six years of age, and Mary Louise Silva, four years of age, to Dionicio and Aurelia Aranda, the parents of the deceased mother of the children.

The father, Lorenzo Silva, has appealed to this Court, and asserts that the evidence shows conclusively that he is a fit person to have custody of the children and wholly fails to show that the best interests of the children demand that the natural father be deprived of their custody.

The record discloses that the credibility of witnesses was involved and the statement…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Wood v. DeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Thompson v. HaneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  3. Castro v. CastellanosTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Trotter v. PollanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Coker v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Calhoun v. RufferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Clements v. SchaefferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Hightower v. NocedalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968

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