State Ex Rel. Perdue v. Carkuff

FOURNET, Justice.

Relator instituted habeas corpus proceedings for the custody of his four year old son who was in the possession of his late wife’s father and stepmother, respondents herein.

Respondents, in obedience to the writ of habeas corpus, produced the child in open court on the return day and filed their answer, admitting the possession of the boy, but denied that relator was a proper person to whom the care, custody, and control of his boy should be intrusted and averred that they were in a better position to take care of the child than was his father and, accordingly, they should '…