Federal Trust Co. v. Allen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The action in the district court was for the writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner is The Federal Trust Company, a Nebraska corporation, and claims the right to the custody of Emily J. Weston, a feeble-minded person, by virtue of its appointment as guardian of her person and estate by the county court of Lancaster county, Nebraska. The respondent, F. S. Allen, claims the right to her custody by virtue of an appointment as guardian by the probate court of Butler county, Kansas. Charles A. Weston is a stepson of Emily J. Weston and he and his…