Case Title: May v. May

Citation: 297 So. 2d 912

Docket Number: 

State: mississippi

Court: Mississippi Supreme Court

Date: 1974-07-22T00:00:00Z

Document:
297 So. 2d 912 (1974) Julia MAY v. Charlotte MAY et al. No. 47490. Supreme Court of Mississippi. July 22, 1974. Laurel G. Weir, Philadelphia, for appellant. No brief on behalf of appellees. SUGG, Justice: Julia May filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Charlotte May and Charlie May, respondents for custody of her two children, Ricky May and Anya May. Dwight May, appellant's husband and father of the children, was permitted to intervene and all further proceedings were between appellant and her husband without answer or other pleading from the respondents named in the petition. The Chancery Judge of Attala County awarded "technical custody" to the father, but directed that he place the children in the physical custody of Billy T. Dees and wife, an uncle and aunt of the children. Appellant perfected an appeal but appellees did not file a brief. In W.T. Raleigh & Co. v. Armstrong, 165 Miss. 380, 140 So. 527 (1932), we considered the problems arising when the appellee fails to file a brief and the alternative courses of action open to the Court in such circumstances: See also Transcontinental Pipe Line Corp. v. Rogers, 284 So. 2d 304 (Miss. 1973) and cases cited therein. We treat the failure of the appellees to file a brief as a confession of error; therefore, this case is reversed and custody of the children is awarded to appellant. Reversed and rendered. RODGERS, P.J., and PATTERSON, INZER and WALKER, JJ., concur.