Gibson v. Wood

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The exception here is to a judgment awarding custody of a minor child to her mother in a habeas corpus proceeding against the grandparents, the petitioner alleging changes in conditions and circumstances affecting the interest and welfare of the child. In addition, the judgment committed the grandfather of the child to jail until the child was “produced in court and delivered to her mother,” the court having previously awarded the custody of the child to the father “to be kept at the home of the grandparents.” Held:

1. While a habeas corpus proceeding will lie against…