Commonwealth ex rel. Mathis v. Cooper

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is a habeas corpus action brought in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia by Anna Mathis, sister of the minor, the relator appellee, against Amy Cooper, maternal aunt of the minor, and Albert Cooper, her husband, the respondent appellants, for custody of Albert Millhouse. This appeal is from the order of the Municipal Court granting the writ and directing the return of the child to South Carolina.

The child is an illegitimate son of Florence Mill-house, deceased, and E. Y. Mobly. He was born in Johnston, South Carolina, on August 31, 1954. His mother died January 6,…