LIONS v. LIONS

No. 85-673.

488 So.2d 445 (1986)

Morrel LIONS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patsy Ann Joseph LIONS and Elijah and Rosetta Jackson, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Spencer Torry, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

DeJean, DeJean & DeJean, Robert F. DeJean, Jr., Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before STOKER and KING, JJ., and COX, Judge Pro Temp.


KING, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court erred in awarding custody of a minor child to the child's natural father, rather than to the child's maternal grandparents.

Pursuant to a petition filed by Morrel Lions, Jr. (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff), the trial court issued a writ of habeas corpus against Elijah and Rosetta Jackson (hereinafter sometimes referred to as defendants), ordering defendants to produce...

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