Clifford v. Williams
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, ITatch, J., entered June 23, 1904, after a hearing on the merits before the court without a jury, dismissing a petition to vacate a decree of adoption.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
On the 20th day of January, 1904, the petitioner sued out a writ of habeas corpus from the superior court of King county, to obtain the custody and control of his minor daughter, Alice B. Clifford. The defendants, Herbert O. Williams and Grace E. Williams, made return to said writ, claiming the right to the custody and control of said minor by virtue of a decree of adoption, theretofore entered in the superior court of said county, and for other reasons not material to be stated here. At the hearing had on the writ and the return thereto, the court dissolved the writ, and awarded the care and…
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