Hinman v. Craft

A writ of habeas corpus was sought by appellant in a petition before the chancellor of Jones County, and, upon hearing, custody of his two children was awarded to appellee. Appellant assigns for error that in view of the prior award of such custody to her by the Chancery Court of George County, the Chancellor was without jurisdiction to alter such decree.

The parties are the parents of these children. They were delivered in 1939 by a decree of the chancery court of George County, which awarded custody to the wife. She took the children to Alabama, in which state the father made two…