State ex rel. Lott v. Courtney

LANDRY, Judge.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding where-

Relatrix, Bernice Lott, formerly married to and divorced from F. E. Courtney, seeks to recover custody and control of her three minor children from their step-mother, Mary Courtney, Respondent in writ, widow of said F. E. Courtney, now deceased. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of respondent continuing a prior decree granting custody of the children to appellee, Mrs. Courtney, and from said decision Relatrix has taken this appeal.

The case at bar appears novel in that, so far as we are aware, it presents for initial determination…