Telschek v. Fritsch

Jun 9, 1897
No. 1308.
Reporters:
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Before:
Davidson

To determine the right of possession of ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍two minors the writ of habeas corpus was sued out before the County Judge by the guardian as against the appellant in this case. Upon the hearing ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍of said writ the custody of the children was awarded to the guardian, and appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Motion is made by the Assistant Attorney-General to dismiss the appeal, ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍because this court has no jurisdiction of this character of appeal. The motion is well taken, and must be sustained. This proceeding is a civil action, and ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍the jurisdiction of this court can only attach in appeals in criminal cases. See Ex Parte Reed, 34 Tex.Crim. Rep., and Ex Parte Berry, 34 Tex.Crim. Rep., and authorities ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍there cited.

The motion to dismiss the appeal is sustained, and the appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.