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HARRIS v. HARRIS

No. 49531.

343 So.2d 762 (1977)

Geneva Irene HARRIS v. William Charles HARRIS, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Downs, Coleman & Ross, Orma R. Smith, Jr., Wendell H. Trapp, Jr., Corinth, for appellant.

Joe Ray Langston, Thomas H. Comer, Jr., Ed W. Jenkins, Booneville, for appellee.

Before INZER, SMITH and WALKER, JJ.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court:

This case involves the question whether the Chancery Court may lawfully deprive a mother of the custody of her child because of her adherence to a particular religious belief. From an adverse decree of the Chancery Court of Tishomingo County in favor of William Charles Harris, Jr., his former wife, Mrs. Geneva Irene Harris appeals to this Court.

Mrs. Harris was granted an absolute divorce from William Charles Harris...

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