Bridgewater v. Hooks

This suit was brought by the appellant against the appellee H. A. Hooks, administrator of the estate of Jno. IV. Davis, deceased, and the heirs at law of said Davis, to recover all of the property of said estate. The material allegations of the petition are as follows: “That heretofore, on or about the year 1895, the plaintiff, who was then about nine years of age, was in the possession, custody, and control of and living with his father, S. A. M. Bridgewater, when John W. Davis, a citizen of Hardin county, Tex., who, desiring to obtain the care, custody, and society of plaintiff, and…