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WOOD v. BEARD

No. 53714.

290 So.2d 675 (1974)

Patricia Beard WOOD v. Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. BEARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion March 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dudley P. Spiller, Jr., National Juvenile Law Center, Doris Falkenheiner, Legal Aid Society of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.

J. Michael Small, Gravel, Roy & Burnes, Alexandria, for defendants-respondents.

DIXON, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought by the mother of a two-year-old daughter against the child's maternal grandparents. We granted writs to review the decision of the Court of Appeal (280 So.2d 567) affirming the district court which held that the "best interests" of the child required that she remain with the grandparents.

The evidence is not in conflict. Four witnesses testified at the trial: plaintiff...

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