Sardo v. Villapiano

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This case was commenced in the lower court by a petition in habeas corpus filed by Helen Virginia Villapiano, the present appellee, to secure the custody of petitioner’s minor child from appellant, who is its paternal grandfather.

The return of appellant to the writ of habeas corpus denied the right of the mother to the custody of the child upon the ground (1) that she had abandoned the child; (2) that the child had no love and affection for her; and (3) that she was not a fit and proper person to have the custody of the child.

After a full hearing of the testimony…