In re Neff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reavis, J.

Appeal from an order granting a writ of habeas corpus. Stuart S. Neff, the petitioner, and Anna K. Neff were married January 10, 1883. There were born of this union Emily S. Neff, Clarence A. Neff and Stuart S. Neff, Jr. The marriage was dissolved on the 27th day of February, 1895, by a decree of divorce in the superior court of Snohomish county, in an action brought by Anna K. Neff. The superior court, upon the dissolution of the marriage and in the decree granting the divorce, found that the three children were then, and had been before the…