Williams v. Guynes

WALTHALL, Justice.

Appellant, Jesse Williams, brought this habeas corpus proceeding against appel-lee Yutha Guynes, formerly Yutha Williams, for the purpose of obtaining the custody of Mary Catherine Williams, who, at the time of the 'filing of the suit, was living with appellee.

Appellant is the father, and appellee is the mother, of Mary Catherine, a minor girl child of about the age of 13 years. About the year 1928 appellant and appel-lee were divorced in Dallas county, in which suit no mention or disposition was made of the minor child. In 1929 in a proceeding then had the custody of the…