Hoy v. Dooley

Given, Judge:

Plaintiff, Deloris Jean Hoy, instituted an action of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, against defendants Paul Dooley and Ludie Ann Dooley, for the purpose of obtaining custody from defendants of an infant, Penny Lou Hoy, child of petitioner and James Robert Hoy. After hearing evidence on the petition and return, the trial court held “that the petitioner has not made out a prima facie case”, and adjudged “that the said child * * * is not illegally restrained * * To the final order, this Court awarded a writ of error.

The petitioner, mother of Penny Lou Hoy, at…