Legal Opinion
Kraft v. Kraft
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1959No. 2399PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
The respondent-appellant has taken this appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding for the custody of Lynn R. Kraft, a minor child born to the parties. Petitioner-appellee filed for the writ alleging that the child was being held in violation of a Maryland court decree which granted him an absolute divorce from appellant and custody of their daughter. Because of the errors assigned, a recitation of the facts essential to both suits is required.
The Krafts were married in the District of Columbia in 1948. Subsequently, they moved to Maryland and resided there for about five…
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