SHORT v. SHORT

No. 13804.

350 S.W.2d 397 (1961)

James V. SHORT, Jr., Appellant, v. Barbara SHORT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence H. Warburton, Jr., Perkins, Floyd & Davis, Alice, for appellant.

Lloyd, Lloyd & Dean, Parker Ellzey, Alice, for appellee.


MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody case between James V. Short, Jr., and his former wife, Barbara Short, in which the father seeks the care and custody of their two children, James Eldon Short, age 3, and Sherrie Lynn Short, age 2. James V. Short, Jr., filed a petition in the District Court of Jim Wells County, Texas, on November 16, 1960, for a writ of habeas corpus to secure the possession and custody of the two children. Barbara Short answered this...

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