Odlasek v. Odlasek
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
HatcheR, Judge:
This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought in the circuit court of Marshall county by Florian Odlasek and Uli, his wife, for the custody of their daughter, Josephine. Mary Odlasek. the grandmother of the child, resisted the application. The grandmother complains here of an adverse ruling of the lower court.
Josephine, who is now fourteen years of age, has been in the custody of her grandmother nearly all her life. She was placed in the arms of her grandmother at a tender age, and on May 28, 1915, this custody was confirmed by her father in a written contract between Florian…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Green v. CampbellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Fletcher v. HickmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- State ex rel. Coffield v. BonarWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
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