Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kuntz v. Stackhouse

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This habeas corpus proceeding for the custody of Patricia Ann Kuntz, aged two years, was instituted by her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kovacs, in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. The respondents, Irene and Robert J. Stackhouse, are the maternal aunt and her husband. After hearings, the court below awarded custody to relatrix, and the respondents have appealed to this Court.

The events preceding institution of this proceeding occurred in Michigan. Prior to April 10, 1953 the child’s parents, Andrew and Ethel Kuntz, and the child, resided with appellee,…