In re Wrisley
Michigan Supreme Court
Habeas corpus proceedings by Anna P. Doyle to determine the right to the custody of Gladys Wrisley, an infant. The following is a concise 'statement of facts, taken from the brief of the attorneys for the petitioner: “Anna P. Wrisley and Prank Wrisley were married at Cheboygan in June, 1891. In August, 1892, Gladys Wrisley was born.
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Habeas corpus proceedings by Anna P. Doyle to determine the right to the custody of Gladys Wrisley, an infant. The following is a concise 'statement of facts, taken from the brief of the attorneys for the petitioner: “Anna P. Wrisley and Prank Wrisley were married at Cheboygan in June, 1891. In August, 1892, Gladys Wrisley was born. In October, 1894, Anna Wrisley separated from her husband because of the extreme cruelty of her husband, and because of his failure, being of sufficient ability so to do, to support and maintain herself and child. Anna P. Wrisley moved to the city of Kalamazoo,…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
We have here two decrees, in one of which Mr. Wrisley obtained a divorce from his wife, and in the other of which she obtains a divorce from him, and each is awarded the custody of their child, Gladys. He appeared specially in the suit brought by his wife in the Kalamazoo circuit court, and moved to set aside the decree on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to render it. The motion was granted, and the decree set aside. At the same time that court, considering that it had the power to retain the suit and to issue an alias subpoena upon the original bill, retained jurisdiction,…
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