Legal Opinion
Silcott v. Oglesby
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1986No. C-5468PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Justice.
This is a child abduction case. Ronan Silcott sued his son’s maternal grandfather, Bobby Oglesby, alleging that Oglesby kidnapped Silcott’s child. The jury found monetary damages for Silcott and the trial court rendered judgment on the verdict. The court of appeals reversed holding that a parent does not have a common law cause of action if someone abducts his child in violation of a custody order. 709 S.W.2d 45. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
Ronan Silcott and Brenda Oglesby Silcott were married in 1974. In April 1977, Sil-cott adopted Michael Thomas Silcott,…
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