Hays v. Old

DAVIS, Justice.

Petitioners-appellees filed a petition in the District Court to have the five minor children of respondents-appellants, Marie Ann Hays and Virgil Hays, husband and wife, to be declared dependent and neglected because of the ill treatment the children were receiving. The case was tried before a jury. The jury found all five of the children were dependent and neglected. Judgment was entered and appellants have perfected their appeal. They bring forward six points of error.

By their first four points of error, appellants take the position that the petitioners did not verify their…