Walton v. Koffman Et Ux.

WADE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Virginia Walton, brought this action for a writ of habeas corpus to recover custody of her two minor children from the defendants, the Coffmans, who are her father and mother. On March 4, 1934, immediately after her eighteen birthday, Virginia married Ray Williams, and Marilyn Williams was born to them in September of that year. About May 30, 1935, Williams deserted Virginia and she and her baby went to live with her parents; at that time she was pregnant and Robert Lee Williams was born on October 3, 1935. Marilyn and Robert, hereinafter called Bobby, are the…