CARPENTER v. ROSS

No. 7780.

534 S.W.2d 447 (1976)

Nicholas Lanier CARPENTER, Appellant, v. Linda Nell (Carpenter) ROSS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

March 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Hale and Ed Wheeler, Pasadena, for appellant.

David C. Gunn, Baytown, for appellee.


DIES, Chief Justice.

In May 1974 appellant Nicholas L. Carpenter and appellee Linda Nell Carpenter were granted a divorce. Appellant (ex-husband) was named managing conservator of their two children, and appellee (ex-wife) was given visitation rights. On or about April 18, 1975, appellee took physical possession of the children as provided by the decree and refused to return them to appellant. Appellant then filed for writ...

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