State Ex Rel. Wood v. Deaton

BROWN, Associate Justice.

Alice Wood, joined by her husband, brought this action by writ of 'habeas corpus to recover possession' of her minor child by a former husband. The case was tried before the judge without a jury, who riled the following conclusions of fact:

“1. I find that Alice Wood, the applicant herein, is the mother of Austin Dillard, a minor about six years of age; that when said Austin Dillard was about two years of age, his mother, the applicant herein, who was then Alice Dillard, was a widow without a home, and without means of support, went to live with an uncle, who had a…