Chumley v. Irwin

Wyatt, Presiding Justice.

Mrs. Annie Chumley brought her petition for habeas corpus against James S. Irwin, her former husband, and John Samuel Irwin and Mrs. Eva Irwin, his parents, seeking to obtain custody of two minor children of the petitioner and James S. Irwin. The petition alleged in substance that a divorce was granted between the petitioner and James S. Irwin. A copy of the decree is by amendment attached and made a part of the petition. It is alleged that the decree made no permanent award of custody, but in lieu thereof made a temporary award to the paternal grandparents until…