Winters v. Winters

Earl Winters instituted habeas corpus proceedings against Mrs. Josephine Winters to obtain custody of their daughter, Marjorie Jeanette. The Chancery Court of Tishomingo County denied the relief prayed for, and instead, awarded custody to the mother. From the decree entered, he appealed.

The question before the trial court was whether or not full faith and credit should be given to a decree of the Chancery Court of Washington County, Arkansas of date of September 24, 1957, by which Winters was awarded a divorce and custody of the child. The same question recurs here. The appellant contends…