In Re Sherrill

This is not a contest between individuals involving the mere custody of a minor Rather, as indicated by the title of the cause, it is a'proceeding in the Juvenile Court of Caddo Parish, quasi criminal in nature, in which the State is seeking to de termine what is for the best interest of the child, Wilma Ann Sherrill, she having been charged in an affidavit filed in that court with being neglected.

A distinction between the two kinds of proceedings is clearly pointed out in the case of In re Owen et al., 170 La. 255, 127 So. 619, 622, this court therein observing:

“The line of demarcation…