In Re Custody of Morris

The subject matter of this proceeding is the custody of a ten-year-old child, Augustus Reynolds Morris. Since entering an appeal from the order of Judge Pless on 27 December, 1944, the respondents have made it appear that they no longer have the custody of said child, and apparently they have lost interest in the matter. It is only in their custodial capacity or in the assertion of some claim to custody that they are entitled to appeal from the order, and as they have been divested or have divested themselves of this capacity and position, they consequently have forfeited their right to…