Harper v. Landers

I concur in the judgment only, for the reason that the trial court erred in concluding it had no jurisdiction to consider the grandmother’s petition. That is the only question before us. The trial court did not reach the merits. Furthermore, it relied only on undisputed facts in reaching its jurisdictional conclusion. Thus, I cannot join the majority in its recitation of “evidence” and “facts” with regard to the father’s history, as that is beyond our ken and beyond the question. Besides, we are confined to the facts to the extent they were found by the trial court and are found in its order.…