OPINION BY MONTGOMERY, J., December 12, 1963:
This appeal by the mother of a five year old girl, Carolyn Sue Lovell, is from an order dismissing her petition for a writ of habeas corpus and awarding custody of the child to its paternal grandfather George Shaw, and his wife (not the natural grandmother). It raises the frequent issue of whether the welfare of a child of tender years is better served by awarding custody to its natural mother or to someone else.
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