Duckworth v. Thompson

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court in á habeas corpus proceeding, instituted by appellant, O. D. Duckworth, against appellees, J. O. Thompson and wife, Bertie Thompson, to recover control and custody of L. D. Duck-worth, a minor son of appellant.

L. D. Duckworth was eight years old at the time of trial. He was delivered prematurely by an operation in a futile attempt to save his mother’s life. She died within an hour after his birth. Mrs. Thompson, one of the appellees herein, at the request of his father, and with the approval of his relatives, took charge of him about…