Forbes v. Warren

This is a habeas corpus proceeding in the Chancery Court of Marion county, by the appellee, J. E. Warren, father of Mollie Jo Warren, a minor, against the appellants, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Forbes, the maternal grandparents of the child, to recover her custody. The case was heard on bill, answer and proofs, resulting in a decree in favor of appellee. From that decree appellants prosecute this appeal.

The appellee married Mollie Forbes, daughter of the appellants, in June, 1923. Mollie Jo Warren, the only child of the marriage, was born March 22, 1924 — th& mother died a few hours thereafter. The…