STATE v. WOODRING


254 S.W.2d 737 (1953)

STATE ex rel. BOLDEN v. WOODRING.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 15, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Chumbley, Manchester, for plaintiff.

Roy L. Mitchell, Tullahoma, for defendant.


PREWITT, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding instituted by Mary Alice Bolden, seeking the custody of a minor child. The defendant filed a demurrer to the petition, which was overruled by the Circuit Judge, who then allowed the defendant a discretionary appeal to this Court. The point has been raised here that an appeal will lie only in the law court from a final judgment. To meet this statement, the defendant insists that this is a proceeding equitable in...

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