State, Ex Rel. Sparto v. Williams, Judge

OPINION

By WISEMAN, J.:

Submitted on demurrer to the petition for a writ of prohibition enjoining the Honorable Edward Williams, Judge of the Juvenile Court of Darke County, Ohio, from proceeding in a cause involving the custody of Rita Mae Sparto, a child twelve years of age, the daughter of the relators, who is now in the custody of said child’s uncle and aunt, residents of Darke County, Ohio.

In the petition these pertinent facts are alleged: The uncle and aunt petitioned the Probate Court of Darke County, Ohio, for leave to adopt said child which was denied; the judge of the Probate Court in…