Wofford v. Clark
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court; /. V. Bourland, Chancellor; statement by the court. Appellee instituted habeas corpus proceedings before' the chancery court of Franklin County for the custody of 'his son, Bennie Wofford.
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Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court; /. V. Bourland, Chancellor; statement by the court. Appellee instituted habeas corpus proceedings before' the chancery court of Franklin County for the custody of 'his son, Bennie Wofford. Upon the hearing on affidavits and oral testimony the court found that appellee was the grandmother of the child, Bennie Wofford; that the mother of the child died January 21, 1900, when he was very small; that the child was then past seven years of age; that from the death of his mother his Said grandmother has .acted the part of a mother towards him, and has had the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This court in Verser v. Ford, 37 Ark. 30, said: “ As between the father, too, and the mother, or any other near 1 .mtion of the infant, where sympathies on either -side of the tenderest nature may be relied on with confidence, the father is generally to be preferred. In the great majority of cases his ability and knowledge of the world render him the fittest protector, although that is not the test. The preference is -conceded to the ties of duty and affection, and attends the primary obligation of the father to maintain, -educate and promote 'the happiness…
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