In re Dowd
District Court, N.D. California
This was a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus sued out for the release of Thomas H. Dowd, a soldier in the United States army.
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEU, District Judge.
The writ of habeas corpus was issued in tiiis proceeding upon the application of Esther Dowd for the release of her son, Thomas H. Dowd, an enlisted soldier in the army of United States volunteers. The petition for the writ alleges, and the fact was shown by the evidence given upon the hearing, that Thomas PI. Dowd is a minor under the age of 18 years, and that he enlisted as a United States volunteer on the 3d day of July of this year, without the written consent of his parents, who were then entitled to his custody and control. If these were all the facts, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In Re MorrisseySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- McConologue's caseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- In re BogartU.S. Circuit Court for the District of California · 1873
- Solomon v. DavenportCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1898
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