People Ex Rel. Brown v. Walls

On October 19, 1961 Bill Mack Brown (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner) filed a petition in the Superior Court of Cook County for a writ of habeas corpus to secure the custody of his two minor children from their mother, Etta Sue Walls, also known as Etta Sue Brown (hereinafter referred to as the respondent), who was the plaintiff’s former wife. A hearing was held and the court awarded custody of the two children to the respondent. It is from this determination that the petitioner has appealed.

From the record it appears it is undisputed that the parties had been residents of the State…