RODGERS v. WILLIAMSON

No. 17889.

482 S.W.2d 665 (1972)

Ronald Edward RODGERS, Appellant, v. Lauretta WILLIAMSON and William F. Williamson, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Robertson, Grand Prairie, for appellant.

R. Lewis Nicholson, Dallas, for appellees.


CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.

The principal question presented by this appeal is the validity of appellant's collateral attack upon a judgment of adoption rendered by an Illinois court. The Juvenile Court of Dallas County gave full faith and credit to the Illinois decree and denied appellant's prayer for relief. We affirm.

In 1965 Ronald Edward Rodgers and his then wife Lauretta Rodgers were divorced in the 99th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas. The decree...

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