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APPLICATION OF G. K.

No. 11873.

248 N.W.2d 380 (1976)

Application of G. K. for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Barnett, Jr., Gary R. Thomas, Fort Thompson, for appellant.

John F. Cogley, of Morgan, Fuller, Theeler & Cogley, Mitchell, for respondent.

WINANS, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment granting custody of her child to its natural father. This is the type of case in which the courts are expected to act with Solomon-like wisdom. Any solution reached in a custody case is seldom totally satisfactory. We affirm.

G. K., the natural father of T. T. G., a child, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in circuit court seeking custody of the child from M. G., its natural mother. Defendant's return...

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