Lamar Ex Rel. Stensland v. Zimmerman

LeGRAND, Justice.

This de novo habeas corpus appeal involving the custody of two-year-old Suanne Lamar presents the aftermath of a tragic automobile accident which resulted in the death of all other members of the little girl’s family.

Except for a last minute change in plans she, too, would probably have died with both her parents and her four sisters and brothers. Instead she is now the subject of this litigation to determine who shall have her custody.

When Dr. John Lamar and his wife Patricia, together with four of their five children, started on their ill-fated trip, Suanne was left with…