Shinkonis v. Johnstone

Defendants Kenneth Johnstone and wife appeal from a judgment in habeas corpus proceedings, granting plaintiffs Frank Shinkonis and wife the custody of Gerald Johnstone, the minor child of defendant Dorothy Campbell Johnstone.

The facts are that Gerald Johnstone was born out of wedlock to Dorothy Campbell on February 25, 1937. The boy’s natural father is Peter Shinkonis, now deceased. The boy was born in the Marr Hospital, Detroit, and was later taken to Providence Hospital where he remained until he was 15 months old. He was then placed in various boarding homes. On December 3, 1938, his…