Mumma v. Aguirre

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

In this litigation between Mr. and Mrs. William Mumma and Mr. and Mrs. Pedro N. Aguirre for the custody of Estella Aguirre, born August 23, 1955, the trial judge awarded custody to the Mummas. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment and awarded custody to the Aguirres. 358 S.W.2d 249. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The trial judge heard the testimony of the four litigants and of two other witnesses and conferred with the child, then five years and eight months of age, in chambers,…