Sears v. Davis

This suit, a habeas ' corpus proceeding, was brought by appellants, T. D. Sears and wife, Alva McBroom Sears, against appellees Porter J. Davis and wife, Annie Davis, to recover possession and custody of Kent Sears, Jr., the minor son of appellants. The appellants’ pleading consists of a brief application for the writ, among the meager allegations of which are that said Kent Sears, Jr., is the minor child of appellants, is in their possession, and is illegally restrained of his liberty by the said Porter J. Davis and wife, Annie Davis. Ap-pellees, by way of answer to the writ, after a general…