Legal Opinion

Coker v. Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1955No. 14985PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody contest between sisters, one the mother and the other the aunt of a four year old boy. The mother and her husband were plaintiffs in the trial court; the aunt and her husband were the defendants. After a trial before the court without a jury, judgment was rendered in favor of the mother.

Appellants, the aunt and her husband, in their points 2 and 3 assert that the judgment is contrary to the great weight and preponderance of the evidence, and that the testimony of impartial witnesses required the court to, render judgment for. the appellants. .

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. MODDY v. City of University ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  2. Silva v. ArandaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Quarles v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Atlas Assurance Co. v. Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Moore v. HamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Perdue v. WaldenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Williams v. McSwainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980

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