Gorman v. State

Citations

• 42 Tex. 221

Syllabus

<p>X. Step-father is in loco pm'entis of his wife’s children by a former husband so long as they are supported and maintained by him; and he has the same right of reasonable chastisement to enforce his authority.</p> <p>3. Husband’s authority over the wife does not extend to corporal punishment, and any violence to her, save in self-defense, or to prevent her unwarrantable interference in the exercise of his parental authority, would be illegal.</p> <p>8. Variance. Evidence of an assault upon Mary Gorman will not support a conviction upon an indictment for an assault upon Martha Gorman.</p>