State ex rel. Harner v. Karpe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Mrst Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; J. PI. Stephens, Judge. l-Iabeas corpus by the State, on the relation of George Harner and wife, against Dr. A. B. Karpe and wife. From a judgment sustaining the writ, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, C. J.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding at the instance of Mr. and Mrs. Harner, residents of Illinois, who seek to obtain possession of a six year old boy from the defendants, Dr. and Mrs. Karpe, residents of Shreveport, in this state. The child, whose name is Harvard A. Smith, is an orphan, and has no property. Mrs. Harner is the sister of his mother; and Mrs. Karpe is the sister of his father. He was confided to Mrs. Karpe by his father, to be taken care of, and to he brought to Louisiana, because the climate better suited him. This was in October, 1920. The mother was then dead, and the father…
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- In Re AldermanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- State ex rel. Lasserre v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Ex parte RyanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- State ex rel. Bush v. TrahanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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