State Ex Rel. Martin v. Talbot

This is a suit for possession of a minor child. The plaintiffs are the mother and stepfather of the child. The defendants are the child’s maternal aunt and the latter’s husband. The child is a girl named Mildred Elizabeth Stratton. She was 10 years old on the 13th' day of this month. The district court rejected the plaintiffs’ demand ; and they have appealed from the judgment.

Mrs. Martin, the plaintiff, was born in De Soto parish, and resided there until she was 17 years of age. Her parents then moved to New Mexico, and she went with them. There she married Clarence E. Stratton, when she was…