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BIRDWELL v. ASHCRAFT

No. 15926.

352 S.W.2d 463 (1961)

Edwin DeWayne BIRDWELL et al., Appellants, v. Sammie Rue ASHCRAFT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 1, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leland Johnson and Burt Barr, Dallas, for appellants.

Warren Berzett, Dallas, for appellee.

YOUNG, Justice.

This is a child custody case, initiated by application for writ of habeas corpus, filed by the mother Sammie Rue Ashcraft (formerly Birdwell) and joined by her present husband Rayburn Ashcraft against DeWayne Birdwell and parents, Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Birdwell, alleging that said respondents are illegally withholding the person of above minor child, seeking a return of said Annie Laurie Birdwell to its mother, the relator, pursuant to a previous decree...

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