Legal Opinion
In Matter of Badger
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 31, 1920PublishedCited by 64 opinions
Habeas Corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, O. J.
Petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt by the Circuit Court of Bates County for refusing to obey an order of that court, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail. He seeks release therefrom on the ground that the court was without jurisdiction.
In March, 1919, the wife of the petitioner filed a bill in equity against him in the Circuit Court of Bates County for maintenance and the custody of their three minor children. A decree was rendered in her favor. Upon an appeal to the Kansas City Court of Appeals the judgment of the trial court was affirmed and the custody…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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