Potter v. Frohbach
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of t-be circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Hugo 0. Frohbach sued out, before Julius E. Roehr, a writ of habeas, corpus to obtain custody from Lauren W. Potter of his two minor children. His wife was divorced from him, she being awarded custody of the children. She subsequently died leaving such children in the care of Laura W. Potter.
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Appeal from an order of t-be circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Hugo 0. Frohbach sued out, before Julius E. Roehr, a writ of habeas, corpus to obtain custody from Lauren W. Potter of his two minor children. His wife was divorced from him, she being awarded custody of the children. She subsequently died leaving such children in the care of Laura W. Potter. He thereafter, on an ex parte application to the county court of Milwaukee county, was appointed general guardian of the children. After being so appointed he sued out a writ of habeas corpus as aforesaid.…
1Opinion of the Court
MáRshaxl, J.
ISTo objection seems to have been raised to the regularity of the proceedings resulting in the order appealed from. The procedure resorted to is unknown to the practice. It was not a motion in the habeas corpus matter to review the action of the commissioner in assuming jurisdiction. It was not an application in form for a writ of •certiorari or any other writ, nor was it an action or special proceeding authorized by statute. Counsel for appellant suggest that it was an application to the equity power of the nourt, yet it was not made by action or in any manner known to the Code…
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