State ex rel. Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from, Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis; Winston Overton, Judge. Habeas corpus proceeding by the State, on the relation of Frank Johnson, against Aleen J. Johnson and others, to obtain custody of a child. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
The relator, whose name appears in the title, proceeding in the district court by way of habeas- corpus, obtained judgment-awarding him the care-and custody of his minor daughter, Melba Johnson, aged about seven years; and the defendant in the 'proceeding was allowed an appeal to this court.
The present proceeding is- brought by Mr. . and Mrs. O. G. Marquart, maternal grand*91parents of the child, who allege that, prior to the judgment thus mentioned, she had been placed in the custody of the sheriff at Jennings, and during such custody was permitted by the judge to visit them and her mother at…
2Cited by7 opinions
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