Legal Opinion

Smith v. Long

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 12, 1915No. 874PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Briscoe County ; R. C. Joiner, Judge. Petition for habeas corpus by J. E. Long against S. B. Smith and another. Judgment for petitioner, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

HUFF, O. J.

[1] J. E. Long filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus against Smith and his wife, Martha Smith, for the custody of his child, Aline Long, which was tried in the district court of Briscoe county, March 25, 1915, and judgment entered giving appel-lee, Long, the custody and possession of his child, Aline Long. Long is the father of the child, and S. B. Smith and Martha Smith, the grandfather and grandmother of the child. The mother of the child was the daughter of Smith and wife. The mother died while the child was very young. The appellee in this case instituted a former…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wilson v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Hall v. WhippleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Pittman v. ByarsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Long v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  5. Patton v. ShapiroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. New Process Production Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Duckworth v. ThompsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  3. Hardy v. McCullochCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Clayton v. KerbeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Johnson v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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