Legal Opinion
Tapal v. Tapal
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 19, 1969No. 287PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.
Suit for divorce and child custody brought by the appellee, Sandra Lynn Ta-pal, against appellant, Joseph John Tapal. The date of marriage was June 12, 1964 and their son, Joseph John Tapal, III, the only child born of this union was born on January 1, 1965. Appellee’s original suit for divorce and child custody was filed on October 17, 1966 and thereafter appellant filed a cross-action for divorce and for custody of his minor child.
At trial the husband contended that his wife had committed adultery with William Fortune. This allegation was vigorously denied by the…
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