Commonwealth Ex Rel. Donie v. Ferree

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

This is a habeas corpus proceeding involving the custody of a five year old child. The writ issued at the instance of the paternal grandmother, and was directed against foster parents with whom the mother had placed the child, and who have reared and cared for it exclusively since it ivas two years old. The lower court awarded custody to the grandmother, and this appeal followed.

George Edward Donie and Ruth Evelyn Bright were married in 1938. Their son, William Donie, the subject of this proceeding, was born on December 31, 1948. There were two older children, Edna and…