Murphree v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. John C. Pugh. Petition by Mrs. Willean Murphy against N. J. Hanson and others for the custody of an infant. Judgment for respondents and petitioner appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
This was a proceeding before the judge of the city court of Birmingham brought by appellant, Mrs. Willean *248Murphree, against N. J. Hanson and his wife, for the custody of a female child by the name of Lois Patton Spivy, of the age of about one year and five months at the time of the filing of the petition, January 80, 1915.
The mother of the child died when it was about ten days old, and the father, after placing the child with one or two other persons for care and attention, finally took it to the home of the respondents under an agreement to pay the sum of $25 per month for its keep and…
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