STATE EX REL. COCKERHAM v. JORDAN

No. 9550.

134 So.2d 81 (1961)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Mrs. Jimmie COCKERHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pearce JORDAN and Mrs. Venia Jordan, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hiram J. Wright, Winnfield, for appellant.

Holloway & Baker, William H. Baker, Jonesboro, for appellees.

Before HARDY, GLADNEY, and BOLIN JJ.


HARDY, Judge.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding in which plaintiff prayed for restoration of the care, custody and control of her minor daughter, allegedly being unlawfully held and detained by respondents, and she appeals from judgment denying the writ.

The minor involved was born October 12, 1958, issue of relatrix' marriage to Henry H. Cockerham, who died November 30, 1959. Subsequent to the death of her husband, relatrix voluntarily and formally surrendered...

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