Legal Opinion

Bemus v. Bemus

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 30, 1910PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Error from the District Court of Harris County. Tried below before Hon. Charles E. Ashe.

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff in error brought this habeas corpus suit in the District Court of Harris County, where the defendant had her residence, against his former wife, for the custody of their children, two boys aged 9 and 8 years and two girls aged 7 and 4 years respectively.

The parties became separated in July, 1904, and in October, 1904, the husband obtained a decree of divorce in Waller County, without any disposition concerning the children or the property, no such matters being presented. At the time of the separation the wife took with her the children. The court found that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rice v. RiceTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Fitts v. FittsTexas Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Leibold v. LeiboldIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Ligon v. LigonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  5. Eldred v. EldredNebraska Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. CunninghamTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Gully v. GullyTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Gulley v. GulleyTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Addy v. AddySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  5. Williams v. GuynesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936

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