Frank v. Gaylord

Two causes have been brought to hearing together — one, ahabeas corpus for the custody of Ruth Gaylord, a seven-year-old infant; the other, a suit for specific performance of the contract discussed below.

Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord lived in Summit with Ruth and a daughter of Mr. Gaylord by a former marriage, Alice, who is about two years older than Ruth. In the household were also Mrs. Gaylord's sister, Mrs. Frank, and the latter's husband. Mrs. Gaylord's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Munzing, were accustomed to living in Florida half the year and with the Gaylords the other half. Mrs. Gaylord died March…