State Ex Rel. Hockenhull v. Marshall

COMPTON, Justice.

Relators challenge respondent’s jurisdiction to act in a proceeding now pending in the district court of Santa Fe County wherein James L. Brandenburg sued relators for the custody of his minor daughter, Kathryn Rae Brandenburg.

Kathryn Rae Brandenburg is the infant daughter of James L. Brandenburg and Jo Ann Brandenburg. On March 6, 1952, they were divorced in Bernalillo County and the custody of Kathryn Rae was awarded h> the mother, Jo Ann Brandenburg, with the- usual right of visitation by the father. Subsequently, on August 17, 1953, the mother died; but the fact of her…