RIGGLE v. RHOTEN


319 S.W.2d 472 (1958)

Jo Marie Rhoten RIGGLE, Appellant, v. Mr. and Mrs. Lolo RHOTEN, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson & Nunn, Glasgow, for appellant.

Paul Carter, Abe P. Carter, Tompkinsville, for appellees.


MOREMEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Jo Marie Rhoten Riggle, sought by habeas corpus proceedings in the Monroe Circuit Court to obtain physical custody of her four year old child, James Rhoten, Jr., from his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lolo Rhoten, appellees. The circuit court heard evidence, awarded custody of the child to the grandparents, and dismissed the petition for a writ.

In the year 1954, when appellant was eighteen years old, she married James...

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