Russell v. McMurtrey

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding filed in a district court in Travis county to recover possession of a minor son, Sean McMur-trey. A petition to intervene filed by the maternal grandparents was granted. Hearing was before the court and judgment rendered granting the habeas corpus petition and ordering delivery of the boy to the father, who was the petitioner. The parties will be referred to here as the father, mother, and grandparents.

The record before us shows the mother as petitioner filed suit for divorce in Colorado. A copy of the decree shows that trial began…