LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE, INC. v. MEYERS

No. B-2282.

460 S.W.2d 887 (1970)

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE, INC., Relator, v. James R. MEYERS, Judge et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coffee, Ritter & Goldston, Donald N. Goldston, Austin, for relator.

Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, Tom H. Davis and Bob Roberts, Austin, for respondents.

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., Jack Sparks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for intervenor.


SMITH, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus. The question for decision is whether a district court has the power to order a duly licensed child-placement agency to deliver citation to the persons with whom they have placed a child for adoption, under Rule 106, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

A brief statement of the unusual circumstances surrounding this case is necessary; out of regard for the individuals involved we shall not use their true...

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