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CURTON v. GORDON

No. 12112.

510 S.W.2d 682 (1974)

Ralph CURTON, Jr., Appellant, v. Theodore Stanley GORDON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Moody, Jr., James Chrisman Phillips, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon, Moody & Garwood, Austin, for appellant.

John B. McNamara, McNamara, Smith & McNamara, Waco, for appellee.

O'QUINN, Justice.

This is an adoption proceeding brought by appellant, and heard by the trial court, prior to repeal of the then existing adoption statutes and before enactment of laws in lieu thereof now found in the Texas Family Code.

Ralph Curton, Jr. brought this action to adopt Blake Lee Curton, the minor son born to Curton's wife during her prior marriage to the child's natural father, Theodore Stanley Gordon. In an earlier action Blake's surname was...

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