PERRY v. PONDER

No. 20240.

604 S.W.2d 306 (1980)

Sheila Jean PERRY, Appellant, v. Davis L. PONDER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

As Revised August 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Irwin, Dallas, for appellant.

John McClellan Marshall, Norton, Morrison & Marshall, Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C. J., and AKIN and STOREY, JJ.


GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

This child support and custody suit was dismissed by the trial court for lack of personal jurisdiction over the father a resident of Alabama. The court found that the father did not have those "minimum contacts" with the state of Texas required by due process. Insofar as the petition seeks to impose a personal obligation of support on the father, we affirm, but insofar as it seeks appointment of...

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