Legal Opinion · Dissent

Short v. Short

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 27, 1961No. 13804Published

1DissentBarrow, Justice

I agree that the trial court had jurisdiction of the parties, and the subject matter of the suit, but I disagree with affirmance of the judgment on the facts shown by the record in this cause.

Appellee was on June 25, 1959, granted a divorce from appellant, and was awarded the custody of their two children. Thereafter, appellant filed suit to change the custody of said children. The record does not show when that suit was filed, but the judgment therein, dated June 22, 1960, is in the record to show that on account of appellee’s conduct it was to the best interest of the children that their…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Milner v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Leonard v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Ex Parte EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Bezner v. SawyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Son v. McConnellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950

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