Harris v. Muir
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to District Court, Sweetwater County; Hon. Wm. C. Mentzer. Judge. Habeas corpus by James Harris and another against Matt Muir and wife. From an order denying the right plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Error to District Court, Sweetwater County; Hon. Wm. C. Mentzer. Judge. Habeas corpus by James Harris and another against Matt Muir and wife. From an order denying the right plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion. Upon the death of plaintiff's wife he placed his minor children with defendants temporarily and arranged to pay them $20.00 per month for caring for the children until such time as he might make a home himself for them; said payments -have been made by plaintiff to defendants. This is a controversy between a father and collateral relatives; the good character…
1Opinion of the Court
Beard, Justice.
This is a proceeding in habeas corpus brought by James Harris to recover .the possession and custody of his minor daughter, 'Christina S. Harris, a child of the age of four years, from the defendants in error, who are the grandparents of said minor. The writ was issued by the late Hon. David H. Craig, Judge' of the Third Judicial District, who announced his disqualification to hear and determine the cause, and by consent of the parties Hon. W. C. Mentzer, Judge of the First District, was called in to try the case. Upon the hearing- the writ was denied, and the care, custody and…
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