Mouton v. Romain

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff, as natural mother of the minor child, Debra Odelia Romero, about three years of age, seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering Mr. and Mrs. Don E. St. Romain, who have had custody of the child for almost three years, to deliver said minor to plaintiff. After hearing on the merits, the district judge granted the writ of habeas corpus giving custody of the child to plaintiff, its mother. Defendants appealed.

The first issue relates to an exception of res judicata filed by defendants on the grounds that about seven weeks previous to the date of filing the instant petition…