BRUCE v. DILLAHUNTY

No. 87-83.

739 S.W.2d 522 (1987)

293 Ark. 479

Cheryl BRUCE, By Her Mother and Father, Janice BRUCE and Herman L. BRUCE, Appellants, v. W.H. DILLAHUNTY, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn Farr, Little Rock, for appellants.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellees.


NEWBERN, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus case brought by a minor, through her parents as next friends, to cause the appellees, an attorney and unknown other persons, to produce her baby girl. The chancellor denied the writ on the basis that the minor appellant, Cheryl Bruce, had executed a lawful consent to the adoption of the child. We must reverse and remand the case, as we hold Ms. Bruce has shown a right to the custody of her child, and the record does not demonstrate...

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