Addington v. Retter
Indiana Supreme Court
From Wayne Circuit Court; William A. Bond, Judge. Habeas corpus proceedings by Benjamin F. Adding-ton and another against George Retter and another. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWilloughby, J.
This was a habeas corpus proceeding by appellants against appellees to obtain possession of an infant child named, Robert L. Addington, about four years old. A Hearing of the cause resulted in a judgment awarding the custody of the child to appellees. The appellants appeal and assign as error that the court erred in overruling their motion for a new trial. The only specifications of error named in said motion are: 1. The decision of the court is not sustained by sufficient evidence. 2. The decision of the court is contrary to law.
Robert L. Addington was at the time of the bringing of this…
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