Legal Opinion

Burson v. Montgomery

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 28, 1965No. 14479PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody case. The trial court, basing- its action on a jury verdict, entered judgment awarding custody of five year old Belinda Toro to appellees. Appellant is the maternal grandmother of the minor. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, the ap-pellees, are persons who were keeping the child pursuant to the consent and permission of her father. The mother of the child is deceased.

The case is here without a statement of facts and any recital of fact is based on allegations in appellant’s petition.

Appellant filed suit against William S. Toro, the child’s father, and the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Legate v. LegateTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Knollhoff v. NorrisTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Ex Parte Will ReevesTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Tunnell v. ReevesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  5. Williams v. PerryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Schwartz v. JacobCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  2. Hill v. Snider (In Re Snider)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
  3. Smith v. Texas Improvement Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Drexel v. McCutcheonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. International Bank of Commerce v. City of LaredoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980

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