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WHITLOW v. MIMS

No. 17815.

549 S.W.2d 45 (1977)

James Lavon WHITLOW, Appellant, v. Edgar MIMS et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

March 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Johnton, Fort Worth, for Edgar and Shirley Mims.

Wayne E. Roberts, Fort Worth, for Shirley Whitlow.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

The appeal is by the natural father of minor children. The physical custody of these children was awarded to intervening maternal grandparents as a part of the decree which divorced the children's natural parents.

The new and novel question presented upon appeal is the propriety for reversal solely because the trial court's judgment awarded custody of the children to their grandparents jointly, rather than to one of...

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