SELMAN v. ROSS

No. 13090.

302 S.W.2d 752 (1957)

Earl E. SELMAN et ux., Appellants, v. Raphael ROSS et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

On Rehearing May 9, 1957.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied June 6, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter P. Cheswick, Houston, for appellants.

Strong, Baker & Compton and W. B. Baker, Houston, for appellee.


GANNON, Justice.

This controversy is essentially a child custody proceeding between the natural father of the minor, Ronnie Gene Ross— Raphael Ross—and the maternal grandparents of the child, Earl E. Selman and wife, Laura Mae Selman. The child's mother is dead.

The maternal grandparents originated the proceedings in the Court of Domestic Relations of Harris County, Texas, from which the appeal comes to us. Their petition named Raphael Ross as...

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