State ex rel. Machgan v. Pelowski
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Hpon the relation of William E. Machgan the district court for Le Sueur county granted its writ of habeas corpus directed to John Pelowsld and Veronica Pelowski commanding them to release his .child, Ethel Machgan, and surrender her to relator. The matter was heard by Tifft, J., who awarded the custody of the child to relator. Erom that order, John Pelowski and Veronica Pelowski appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
By habeas corpus William F. Maehgan seeks to obtain the custody of his daughter Ethel from John and Veronica Pelowski, the parents of Ethel’s deceased mother. The father prevailed in the district court, and the grandparents appealed to this court. The trial here is de novo. Upon the testimony taken and reported by the referee herein the following facts appear:
In October, 1913, Maehgan, then about 22 years old, married Anna Pelowski, who was three years younger. He was born and brought up in St. Paul, his parents being German Lutherans. Anna was bom and raised on a farm in Le Sueur county, her…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Lehman v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- State ex rel. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- State ex rel. Larson v. HalversonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
3Cited by18 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
- State Ex Rel. Fossen v. HitmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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