Brown v. Beachler

This habeas corpus action was brought by appellant to obtain the care and custody of her infant daughter, Wilma Jean Beachler, aged seven years.

The facts in the case are substantially as follows: The appellant and Wayne Beachler were married February 5, 1938, and two children were born to them, Wilma Jean, being the older, was seven years old in 1945. They were divorced June 19, 1942, and the father was awarded custody of both children. Appellant married her present husband July 25, 1942. Prior to the divorce, appellant, her husband, Wayne Beachler, and the children spent part of the time at…