In re Hunt

Appellant contends that the dependency complaint filed by the appellee was insufficient to give the Juvenile Court jurisdiction; that the ex parte emergency custody order is consequently unlawful; and that the appellant is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus to dissolve the unlawful custody.

The language of the complaint is as follows:

“The undersigned, Lillian Hunt, says that she has knowledge of certain children, to-wit: Christopher Steven and David Michael Hunt age 7 and 5 years, respectively * * * who appear to be dependent in that their condition or environment is such as to warrant the…