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COX v. YOUNG

No. 4066.

405 S.W.2d 430 (1966)

James Douglas COX, Appellant, v. Carl E. YOUNG, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied August 12, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Furlow, Beaumont, for appellant.

Nipper & Knox, Houston, for appellee.

COLLINGS, Justice.

This is a writ of habeas corpus proceeding involving child custody. James Douglas Cox, a resident of New Iberia Parish, Louisiana, brought the action against Carl E. Young of Harris County. The court denied the writ and gave custody of the minor child to its stepfather, Carl E. Young. James Douglas Cox has appealed.

The record shows that appellant was married to Frances Evelyn Young, now deceased, on December 31, 1953; that on February 1...

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