Schneeman v. Schneeman

Defendant appeals from two orders of the superior court, one making his mother-in-law, Josepha Scheide (hereinafter referred to as petitioner), a party plaintiff in his wife’s suit for separate maintenance, and the other granting petitioner temporary custody of defendant’s child without a hearing.

A summary of events preceding the entry of these orders is necessary to an understanding of the issues involved. Alfonse and Catherina Sehneeman were married March 16, 1935 at Washington, D. C. They had one child, Brunhilda, born January 24, 1937. In June of that year the mother and minor child left…