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SHORT v. SHORT

No. A-8723.

354 S.W.2d 933 (1962)

James V. SHORT, Jr., Petitioner, v. Barbara SHORT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 7, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perkins, Floyd, Davis & Oden, Lawrence H. Warburton, Jr., with above firm, Alice, for petitioner.

Lloyd, Lloyd & Dean, Parker Ellzey with above firm, Alice, for respondent.

HAMILTON, Justice.

James V. Short, Jr., brought habeas corpus proceedings in Jim Wells County, Texas, on November 16, 1960, to obtain possession of his two children, James E. and Sherrie Lynn Short, aged three years and two years respectively. The children's mother, Barbara Short, answered this petition on November 18, 1960, and also filed a cross action for custody of the children. The District Court of Jim Wells County, after a hearing, ordered care and custody...

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