Justice Ex Rel. Justice v. Hobbs

— As originally commenced this was an action wherein a father sought to obtain the custody of his minor child by a writ of habeas corpus. At the time of trial, four other cases pending in Polk County and at least indirectly connected with the question of custody were consolidated with it for trial purposes. Case No. 27315 involves a petition to modify the original divorce decree wherein the mother was given the sole custody of the child, by granting the same to the father, designated as plaintiff-appellant herein. Cases No. 31733 and No. 35024, probate, involve guardianship over the child.…