Larson v. Wellner
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George W. Stapleton, Judge. Department 1. On March 17, 1919, Vincent F. Wellner filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Multnomah County for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein he sought to obtain the custody of his minor son, Burton Donald Wellner, who was then in the custody of his maternal grandparents, John C. Larson and Julia Larson. On the same day the Larsons filed their complaint in equity, asking that they be awarded the custody of the child.
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From Multnomah: George W. Stapleton, Judge. Department 1. On March 17, 1919, Vincent F. Wellner filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Multnomah County for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein he sought to obtain the custody of his minor son, Burton Donald Wellner, who was then in the custody of his maternal grandparents, John C. Larson and Julia Larson. On the same day the Larsons filed their complaint in equity, asking that they be awarded the custody of the child. It was then stipulated that the complaint filed by the Larsons should be treated as a return to the writ in the habeas corpus…
1Opinion of the CourtBenson, J.
In order clearly to understand the contention of the parties, it is necessary to go briefly into the history of the matters leading up to this litigation. On November 24, 1910, Vincent F. Wellner, the plaintiff in the habeas corpus proceeding here, was married to Evelyn C. Larson, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and, with his wife, proceeded at once to his farm in Brule County, South Dakota. In the summer of 1911, the wife’s parents, John C. and Julia Larson, purchased a farm, which was located about a mile from that of Wellner, and took up their residence there. On December 14, 1911, early in the…
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