In Re Means
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Habeas cobpus to determine the right of present custody and control of Mary Yirginia Means, an infant 5 years and 8 months old, heard before Harding, J., by consent, at county courthouse in tbe city of Charlotte on 1Y September, 1918. The petitioner in the cause is Mary A. Means, the mother of the child, resident in Auburn, E. • I., and the respondents are Frank H. Means, the father, and the mother and sisters of the respondent, with whom the child is now residing at their…
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Habeas cobpus to determine the right of present custody and control of Mary Yirginia Means, an infant 5 years and 8 months old, heard before Harding, J., by consent, at county courthouse in tbe city of Charlotte on 1Y September, 1918. The petitioner in the cause is Mary A. Means, the mother of the child, resident in Auburn, E. • I., and the respondents are Frank H. Means, the father, and the mother and sisters of the respondent, with whom the child is now residing at their home in Concord, placed there by the father. On the hearing, and from the evidence submitted, his Honor made very full…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
From the very full and pertinent findings of fact by his Honor it appears that in 1908 respondent E. H. Means took up his residence in Auburn, E. I., to pursue his occupation as electrician, and, continuing to reside there, in 1911 he was married to petitioner, and thereafter their child, Mary Virginia, was born, she being now 5 years and 8 months of age; that they have resided in Auburn since their marriage and until their separation in May of the present year, except about thirteen months in 1916 and 191Y, when they came to North Carolina to live; that for some time during their stay in…
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