ALSTON v. RAINS

No. 8697.

589 S.W.2d 481 (1979)

John ALSTON et ux., Appellants, v. Linda Joyce RAINS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Harris, Irving, for appellants.

Mitchell D. Stevens, Dallas, for appellee.


RAY, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding. Linda Joyce Rains, mother of Sarannah Elizabeth Rains, filed her application for writ of habeas corpus seeking the return of her child from her (Linda's) parents, John and Joan Alston, appellants. The trial court found that the child had been illegally confined and restrained by the maternal grandparents and ordered the child returned to the mother, Linda Joyce Rains. The maternal grandparents have perfected their...

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