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JONES v. BAILEY

No. 15011.

284 S.W.2d 787 (1955)

Edward JONES, Appellant, v. Ted BAILEY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl R. Parker and Burt Barr, Dallas, for appellant.

Tom D. Matthews, Dallas, for appellee.

CRAMER, Justice.

This is an adoption proceeding. On January 11, 1955, Ted Bailey, appellee, filed his petition to adopt a child, eight years and nine months of age, the son of petitioner's wife by a former marriage. The petition was grounded on the allegation that the father of the boy had abandoned, deserted, and made no contribution to the support of the child for a period of more than two years from November 21, 1951, to date, and other material allegations to...

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