On Appellants’ Motion for Rehearing
Earlier in this term we dismissed this appeal because the transcript failed af*755firmatively to disclose that we had jurisdiction. Appellants later filed a supplemental transcript, from which in connection with the original transcript it now appears that we do have jurisdiction. Appellants have moved for rehearing and that we set aside our former order dismissing the appeal. The motion is well taken and our former order is set aside and the appeal reinstated.
Appellants’ five points of error read as follows:
Point No. 1
Trial court erred in entering judgment on 31st day of May A.D. 1956, without a further hearing other than that had on the 27th day of February A.D. 1956.
Point No. 2
Trial court erred in granting a writ of habeas corpus 94 days after the hearing on the 27th day of February A.D. 1956.
Point No. 3
Trial court erred in entering judgment without a hearing on the 31st day of May A.D. 1956, because there was no opportunity to prove what would be in the best interest and welfare of the child for either appellant or appellee.
Point No. 4
Trial court erred in entering judgment on May 31, 1956, because same denied the parties a trial by jury. The order of February 27th distinctly holding that this matter was a pending matter and appellants were so guided.
Point No. 5
There is no finding by the court that its action was for the best interest and welfare of the child involved.
The record discloses that the case went to trial on the merits on the pleadings of all parties on the 27th day of February, 1956, before the Honorable J. W. Mills, Judge of the Court of Domestic Relations of Harris County,' sitting without a jury, no jury having been demanded by any party, and that “all matters of fact as well as of law [were] submitted to the court” and that “The evidence in said cause was heard” at the conclusion of which the ap-pellees rested or closed and the appellants announced, “That’s all we have, your Hon- or.” At the trial on February 27, 1956, twelve witnesses testified, including the appellants, Earl El Selman and Mrs. Laura Mae Selman, his wife, and the case appears to have been fully developed.
At the conclusion of the hearing, on the 27th day of February, 1956, and after all parties had announced they had no further evidence to offer, the court entered the following temporary order, apparently while awaiting a report from the Probation Department of Harris County:
“Be It Known that on this the 27th day of February A.D. 1956, came on to be considered the application of Earl E. Selman and wife, Laura Mae Sel-man, seeking to declare Ronnie Gene Ross, a minor, a dependent and neglected child; and came all parties in person and through attorneys of record and announced ready for trial; and the court having considered the pleadings, evidence and argument of counsel, and being of the opinion that the temporary care and custody of said minor child should be awarded to the petitioners pendente lite, and, that the Probation Department of Harris County, Texas, do make, or cause to be made, a thorough investigation concerning this minor child, Raphael Ross and his home at Beckville, Texas, Earl E. Selman and his home at 430 Harvard Street Hoiston, Texas, and all facts and circumstances regarding whether or not this minor child should be declared neglected and dependent child, and any such other and further *756investigations as may be proper or required by law, and that a report in . writing be filed in this court by the Probation Department of Harris County, Texas, within 30 days after this date; It is ordered and adjudged by the court that temporary care and custody of this minor child, Ronnie Gene Ross, be, and same is hereby awarded to Earl E. Selmand and wife, Laura Mae Selman, during pendency of this suit and until a final decree is entered herein. Minor child must be kept in Harris County, Texas, pen-dente lite by petitioners. The Probation Department of Harris County, Texas, is ordered to make an investigation, as recited above, and file a report in writing in this court and amongst papers in this cause within 30 days after this date.” (Emphasis ours.)
Later, and on the 30th day of May, 1956, and presumably after the court had received the report of the Probation Department of Harris County, referred to in the temporary order of February 27, 1956, and had considered same, the court rendered the following final judgment in the cause:
“Be It Remembered that on the 27th day of February, A.D. 1956, there came on to be considered the petition of Earl E. Selman and wife, Laura Mae Selman, to declare Ronnie Gene Ross a minor, a dependent and neglected child under sixteen years of age and to be considered the written answer and writ of habeas corpus of Raphael Ross, father of the minor, Ronnie Gene Ross; and came all parties in person and through their attorneys of record and announced ready for hearing thereon; and the court having considered the pleadings, evidence and argument of counsel and being of the opinion that the said minor, Ronnie Gene Ross, is not a neglected and dependent child and that the natural father, Raphael Ross, is a proper and suitable person to have the care, custody and control of his child and the court further-finds that the said minor, Raphael Gene Ross is now being held illegally by Earl E. Selman and wife, Laura Mae Selman, petitioners herein and that a writ of ha-beas corpus should issue out of this court commanding Earl E. Selman and wife, Laura Mae Selman, petitioners herein, to relinquish the custody and control of said minor to Raphael Ross:
“It is accordingly Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that Raphael Ross do have the care, custody and control of said minor child and, it is further Ordered by the Court that writ of habeas corpus do issue herein ordering restoration of custody and possession of said minor, Ronnie Gene Ross, to the respondent herein, Raphael Ross.
“It is further Ordered that the District Clerk of Harris County, Texas, do issue said writ, accompanied by a true and correct copy of this order, the same to be executed by the Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, by taking into his custody the minor child, Ronnie Gene Ross, wherever he may be found within the jurisdiction of this court, and delivering him at his office to Raphael Ross, father of said minor; herein fail not.”
We first consider Points of Error Nos. 1 and 3, which seem to us to overlap. We see no error in the court taking the case under advisement following the taking of the proof of the parties, which ended on the 27th day of February, 1956. It does not appear that between the 27th day of February, 1956, when the introduction of evidence closed, and the 30th of May, 1956, when the court entered its final order, that any party requested or sought leave to introduce, or expected to or desired to introduce, any additional proof. The record shows that at the trial and on February 27, 1956, all parties were offered full opportunity to establish by evidence what would be to the best interest and wel*757fare of the child. Appellants’ point seems to he that the court lost jurisdiction to render judgment following the entry of the preliminary order of February 27, 1956, without a further hearing. We know of no principle of law upon which this contention may be maintained.
In support of their Point of Error No. 2 contending it was error to grant a writ of habeas corpus 94 days after the hearing on the 27th day of February, 1956, appellants cite Lucas v. Parish, 123 Tex. 46, 67 S.W. 2d 234. We have examined the case, but in our opinion it has no application to the present record. Point of Error No. 2 is overruled.
Point of Error No. 4 maintains that the entry of judgment on May 30, 1956, denied appellants the right of trial by jury. Any right of trial by jury which they had was waived by them when they voluntarily submitted the merits of all matters in controversy to the court sitting without a jury, without having demanded a jury trial.
Coming to final Point No. 5, it is true there is no express finding by the court that its action was for the best interest and welfare of the child involved, but in support of the trial court’s order we must presume such a finding. This is not such a case as Robinson v. Wampler, Tex.Civ.App., 202 S.W.2d 500, cited by appellants in support of their point, where the trial court awarded custody to the father of the child involved contrary to his express fact finding that such award of custody was not to the best interest of the minor.
We find no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.