Gladney v. Hopkins

This is a habeas corpus proceeding involving the custody of two minor children, Oscar Gladney, a minor 13 years of age, and Claudia Gladney, a minor 12 years of age. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed on July 5,1957, by Alice Gladney, the paternal grandmother of the two children, against Arletha J. Hopkins, the maternal grand mother of the two children. The record shows that the mother of the two children is Mattie Mae Gladney Miles. The father of the two children is Oscar Gladney, Sr., who resides in Los Angeles, California.

The petitioner alleged in her petition that Oscar…