DAVIS v. ROSS

No. A14-83-772CV.

678 S.W.2d 636 (1984)

Lawrence DAVIS, Appellant, v. Benjamin and Irene ROSS, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

July 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis C. McCullough, Houston, for appellant.

Benjamin & Irene Ross, pro se.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and CANNON and DRAUGHN, JJ.


OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a default judgment rendered after appellant failed to answer or participate in the trial court below. The decisive issues on appeal are whether the trial court was authorized to render a default judgment granting grandparent access to a grandchild under the then existing Family Code, and whether there was sufficient evidence to support an award of custody of a grandchild to its grandparents. We conclude that...

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