Paronto v. Armstrong

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus, for the custody of James Francis Paronto, whose parents are deceased. The following facts are either stipulated or are not controverted.

The plaintiffs, Ed Paronto and Blanch Paronto, are the parents of Francis H. Paronto, and reside in Salina, Kan. The plaintiff, Bessie Cooner, is the mother of Hazel Dell Paronto and resides at Spur, Tex. Hazel’s father, Joe Betts, died in December, 1918, when she was about one year old. In 1925, her mother married Tom Cooner, with whom she lives.

Francis H.…