Legal Opinion

Van Wart v. Van Wart

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 31, 1973No. 12081PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This case involves the custody of two young daughters following a suit for divorce. At the conclusion of trial, the jury awarded the father custody of the children, and the court entered judgment accordingly. We affirm that judgment.

The primary question before us concerns the quantum of evidence that was necessary to sustain the verdict. Since we hold that sufficient evidence existed to sustain the verdict, we overrule appellant’s no evidence and sufficiency-of-evidence points.

The evidence in this case was fully developed at trial and is quite lengthy. Both parents are…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Wood v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Newman v. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Trice Production Company v. Dutton Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  5. Gulf Refining Co. v. BoninCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United Postage Corp. v. KammeyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Hoffman v. Monroe Public SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Branham v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  4. Forney v. Forney, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
  5. Crahan v. N. R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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