State ex rel. Anderson v. Jameson

MIS'ER, C.

In appellant’s application for a writ of habeas -corpus, she states that she is the daughter of one Shenkle, and that she makes her petition for the purpose of securing his release from the warden of the state penitentiary. No reason is given therein why she, and not Shenkle, signed- and verified the complaint; nor was any statement made therein that the application was made on his behalf. 'Ain examination of the 29 -cases of ■habeas corpus thus far considered by this court or its territorial predecessor discloses no precedent for such procedure. True, sec*543tion 4978, Rev. Code 1919,…