Thompson v. Breeding

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was a proceeding for a writ of habeas corpus commenced on November 29, 1954, in the district court to obtain custody of a minor child under circumstances later mentioned. The trial court granted the writ and respondents have appealed. The substance of the petitioner’s allegations was that he was the father of Patricia Ann Thompson, two years of age and that she was unlawfully detained by Jeanette K. Thompson (now Mrs. David Breeding) in Shawnee county under her claim that she was the natural mother of the child and entitled to its care,…