Blue v. Boisvert

Opinion.

Tompkins, J.

This cause came to the Supreme Judicial Court on exceptions by the respondent to the decree of the Justice of the Superior Court, in vacation. It is a habeas corpus proceeding. The proceeding was founded upon Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of 1944, which makes the remedy available to minors restrained of their liberty, on their own application or on the petition of a parent or guardian under Sections 1, 3 and 4 of said Chapter. The case is not without its difficulties.

The essential facts on which it is grounded are as follows : The petitioners claim to be the adoptive…