Paddock v. Ripley

Appellants’ claim that the Court of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas county did not have jurisdiction of the subject matter is unfounded.

Section 12161, General Code, provides:

“A person unlawfully restrained of his liberty, or a person entitled to the custody of another, of which custody he is unlawfully deprived, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the.cause of such imprisonment, restraint, or deprivation.”

Section 10507-8, General Code, provides:

“The wife and husband are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are equally charged with their care, nurture, welfare…