WALDEN v. JOHNSON


417 S.W.2d 220 (1967)

Vada J. WALDEN, Appellant, v. Joe H. JOHNSON et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Allender, Duncan & Allender, Bowling Green, for appellant.

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


CLAY, Commissioner.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, wherein appellant sought to obtain possession of Timothy Paul Johnson, a six-year-old child who was residing with appellees, the writ was denied. The case presents a most unfortunate controversy between the child's paternal aunt (appellant) and his paternal grandparents (appellees), and involves unusual circumstances.

The child's parents resided in Indiana and he was born there. His mother died in 1961...

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