State Ex Rel. Henning v. Gundvaldson

Habeas corpus on the relation of Mrs. George C. Henning to determine the custody of her infant daughter now in the custody of the defendants Elmer Gundvaldson and Luvena Gundvaldson, husband and wife, the latter a sister of Mrs. Henning.

Upon the hearing before the court commissioner of Pipestone county custody was awarded to the relator. The writ is before us on appeal and the appeal is a trial de novo. It is submitted upon the evidence taken below and additional evidence taken since the decision of the commissioner.

The natural right of the parent to the custody of his child is recognized and…