Wagner ex rel. Luchene v. Wagner

Although the parties to the within appeal frame the issue as being whether the Illinois custody decree should be extended full faith and credit, the initial question posed for review is whether habeas corpus should issue in spite of the existence of an adequate remedy at law. It is well-settled concerning an appeal as of right from an action originating in the court of appeals that this court will review the judgment of the court as if the action had originally been filed herein to determine, inter alia, whether a plain and adequate remedy existed in the ordinary course of the law. See State,…