Galloway v. Pruitt

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This proceeding originated upon a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in the Hopkins Circuit Court by the appellees, Henry Pruitt and wife, who sought and obtained by virtue of the circuit court’s order the physical possession and custody of an infant slightly more than three years old. The child is the daughter of the appellants, Lawrence Galloway and Ruth Galloway. No brief has been filed in behalf of the appellees. The attorneys who represented the appellees in the circuit court were permitted to withdraw as counsel of record by appropriate order of the circuit…