Meek v. Taylor

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Lenton Meek, father of a four year old girl, brought suit against Mrs. Edith Atha Taylor and her husband, Oscar Taylor, to recover custody of said minor. The mother of said child was made a party - to the suit but no appeal having been taken by her and she not being a party upon the appeal, any occasion to consider the fact of her existence is removed.

The parents of the minor child were divorced in January, 1951, and in that proceeding the maternal grandparents, the Taylors, intervened, and as part and parcel of the decree of divorce temporary custody of the child was…