Smythe v. Smythe
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court. Grech County; IF. L. Bcernum, Judge. Habeas corpus by Mattie A. Smythe against William Smythe. Defendant was committed for contempt, and brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendant in error, the divorced wife of the plaintiff in error, by a proceeding in habeas corpus, sought to recover possession of her minor child, Rov T. Smythe, from its father, the said plaintiff in error. He answered that said child was seven years of age, and that he, as its father, had had the exclusive custody and control of him since he Was about 15 months old until on-or about the 23d day of May, A. D. 1910, during which time, he alone supported, cared for, and protected said child. He denied that the said Roy T. Smythe had been, since the 23d day of May, A. D. 1910, under his…
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