Legal Opinion

Shanklin v. Shanklin

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 8, 1979No. 12771PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

376 So.2d 1036 (1979)

Roosevelt SHANKLIN

v.

Winetta Louise SHANKLIN.

No. 12771.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 8, 1979.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1979.

Larry P. Boudreaux, Thibodaux, for defendant and appellant.

John T. Bourgeois, Thibodaux, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before COVINGTON, LOTTINGER and COLE, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The issues presented in this appeal arise out of a contest for child custody between plaintiff-appellee, Roosevelt Shanklin, and his former wife, defendant-appellant, Winetta Louise Shanklin. The basic issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Fulco v. FulcoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  2. Hernandez v. HarsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  3. Messner v. MessnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  4. Monsour v. MonsourSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. Nassau Realty Co., Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Legrand v. LegrandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. Powell v. BarsavageLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. Duffie v. DuffieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
  4. Maggio v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. Kashefi v. KashefiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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