Bounell v. Berryhill

This was a petition to the Circuit Court of Tippecanoe county, filed by the appellant at the August term, 1850.

The petition states that the petitioner is the grandfather of two certain minor children, namely, Mary Jane Berryhill and Matthew B. Berryhill, one of whom is about eleven years of age, and the other about nine; that the parents of said children are deceased; and that he, the petitioner, has been duly appointed, by the Probate Court of said county, guardian of the persons and estates of said children.

The petition further states that one Irene Berryhill illegally detains said children…