Meadows v. Hulsey

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus to determine the custody of two infants, one four years of age and the other two years of age. The petition was filed by Mrs. Kate Meadows, the paternal grandmother of the children, against their maternal grandmother, Mrs. Susie Hulsey.

The record discloses the following tragic circumstances: The two infants are the children of Leamon Davis, the son of Mrs. Meadows, and Mrs. Leamon Davis, the deceased daughter of Mrs. Hulsey. The father of the infants was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve a term of ten…