Carlson v. Johnson

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding in this Court, wherein relator seeks a writ of mandamus against the Honorable Byron Johnson, Judge of the 80th District Court of Harris County, Texas.

The petition filed by relator, on leave granted, alleges that on July 31, 1953, a final judgment was rendered in the cause of Lorraine N. Carlson v. William F. Carlson, No. 414,874 in the 80th District Court. The certified copy of the judgment furnished as a part of the application shows that Lorraine N. Carlson was granted a divorce from William F. Carlson. The custody of the minor child was…