Baldwin v. Nielson

WADE, Justice.

Appellant Harvey Leo Baldwin sought a writ of habeas corpus in the District Court to obtain the custody of his son Ronald Leo Baldwin from the respondent Joseph George Nielson, Jr. This appeal is taken from a judgment of that court granting the custody of the child to the respondent.

The evidence discloses that in June, 1941, when appellant was about 21 years of age and while he was in the military service of the United States he married Ruby Hertha Niel-son. Ronald Leo Baldwin, whose custody is the basis of these proceedings, is the issue of this marriage. Before Ronald was…