SAMPSON v. SAMPSON

No. 54710.

189 N.W.2d 614 (1971)

Toni Marie SAMPSON, a Minor, By Martha Judy Sampson, her mother and next friend, Appellant, v. Robert L. SAMPSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Pearson & Gloe, Decorah, for appellant.

Jenk, Jenk & Goen, Dyersville, for appellee.


STUART, Justice.

Martha Judy Sampson, a resident of Wisconsin and mother of Toni Marie Sampson, brought this habeas corpus action as Toni's mother and next friend to obtain custody of the child now living in Iowa with defendant, Robert L. Sampson, Toni's father and plaintiff's former husband. The trial court decided the matter on the question of the best interest of the child and awarded custody to the father with liberal visitation rights to the mother. She has appealed...

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