Seeley v. Seeley
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia discharging a writ of habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion written by Mr. Justice McComas', which follows.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion written by
Mr. Justice McComas
is as follows:
This is a petition in habeas corpus, filed by the appellant, Franklin H. Seeley, seeking to obtain the custody of the son •of the appellant and of Blanche L. Seeley, his wife, now divorced. This minor was about twelve years of age. The appellant claims the legal right to the custody of the boy by virtue of certain decrees of the superior court of Cook county, Illinois, in a divorce proceeding between him and the appellee.
On May 15, 1905, the appellant filed his complaint in the last mentioned court, asking an absolute divorce from the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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