Bull v. Wilson

POPE, Justice.

Clyde Albert Bull brought suit by habeas corpus to recover the custody of his son, Michael Wayne, now four years old. He relied upon an Illinois decree which awarded custody to him. The trial court denied the relief and the only point before this Court is whether the Texas court should give full faith and credit to the decree- of a sister state. We conclude that it should.

Clyde Albert Bull and his wife, now Mrs. Donna Wilson, were divorced by a valid Illinois decree in July, 1959. The decree gave the mother custody of the child. She exercised the custody until December, 1959,…