State ex rel. Renning v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Hpon the relation of J. O. Eenning the district court for St. Louis county granted its writ of habeas corpus directed to Mrs. A. E. Armstrong. At the hearing before Eesler, J., relator’s demurrer to the return on the ground that relator had an absolute legal right to the custody of his daughter, was sustained, and the court admitted no evidence but ordered judgment in favor of relator. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, respondent appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Relator is the father of Sylvia Renning, an infant 9 years of age, the custody and care of whom is the subject matter of this proceeding. Her mother, relator’s wife, died shortly after her birth, in July 1909, and with the consent of relator and at the death-bed request of the mother the infant was given into the care and keeping of respondent, a sister of the mother. She remained with respondent until the commencement of this proceeding, in March, 1917. At about that time relator married a second wife and then demanded that the child be given to him for futuré care and attention. Respondent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Lehman v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- State ex rel. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Gauthier v. WalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
3Cited by20 opinions
- State ex rel. Platzer v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- State Ex Rel. Feeley v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- In Re Dependency of KlugmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Molto v. MoltoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- In Re the Welfare of L.K.W.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
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