State Ex Rel. Rothrock v. Webber

HAMITER, Justice.

In this habeas corpus proceeding Roy Lamar Rothrock and his wife, Ruth Roth-rock, seek the restoration of their legitimate baby daughter from Clyde Ray and Gwendolyn Huff Webber, Jr., who, at the time this suit was filed, had the custody of her and had instituted adoption proceedings based on an act of surrender previously executed by them.

The district court’s dismissal of the instant suit was affirmed by the Court of Appeal. See La.App., 155 So.2d 763.

On the application of the relators we granted certiorari, the writ having issued principally on the fact that the judges of…