Mahaffey v. Mahaffey

PITTS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding instituted by relator, Marie Blanche Mahaffey, alleging that respondent, James Edgar Mahaffey, was illegally restraining the liberty of David James Ma-haffey and Marsha Ann Mahaffey, two minor children born to relator and respondent during their marriage and prior to *520the dissolution of their marriage by a divorce decree and that respondent refused to deliver custody of the said children -to relator who had been previously awarded legal custody of the said children and was then entitled to have them. Respondent answered…