SPITZMILLER v. SPITZMILLER

No. 15331.

429 S.W.2d 557 (1968)

Olive Hershey SPITZMILLER, Appellant, v. Robert F. SPITZMILLER, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Harvin, Robert J. Piro, John L. Hopwood, Houston, for appellant; Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, of counsel.

Burke Martin, John D. Hughes, Houston, for appellee; Saccomanno, Clegg & Martin, Houston, Falk, Twelvetrees, Johnston & Siemer, Buffalo, N. Y., of counsel.


PEDEN, Justice.

Appeal from the granting of a writ of habeas corpus which awarded custody of two small children to their father. His application for the writ was based on the fact that their custody had been awarded to him by a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County, New York, in a separation and custody suit, and he alleged that such judgment was entitled to full faith and credit.

Appellant urges that the Texas court should have made an independent determination...

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