Legal Opinion
Chapa v. Hernandez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 13, 1979No. 1439PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOUNG, Justice.
This is an appeal from a guardianship case between a minor’s paternal and maternal grandfathers following an auto accident which killed both of the minor’s parents. The trial court rendered judgment favorable to the maternal grandfather. We affirm.
The minor child, Jose Luis Chapa, Jr. was bom to Jose Luis Chapa, Sr. and Juana Hernandez Chapa on October 13,1977. The fatal car accident occurred January 15, 1978. On January 17,1978, appellant Rafael Chapa, the minor’s paternal grandfather, filed an application for guardianship of the minor’s person and estate in the County…
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- Ramirez v. Garcia De BretadoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Matter of Guardianship of HensonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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