State ex rel. Curtis v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of Charles Curtis, against Andrew Thompson and May Owens for the custody of a minor child. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Relator alleges that on June 28, 1903, he obtained a divorce from his wife, Mary Owens, on the ground of infidelity, as shown by- copy of judgment annexed to the petition; that at the time of the institution *103of said suit for a divorce the said Mary Owens was living in adultery with Andrew Thompson, to whom she is now married; that said defendants have in their custody, Carrie Curtis, the issue of the marriage of relator and said Mary Owens; that the said child is not properly cared for, nor properly fed or clothed, and her morals utterly neglected; the surroundings being such that the child…
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