Zook v. Spannaus

This is a habeas corpus petition brought in the circuit court of Williamson County by Max and Clara Zook attacking the jurisdiction of that court in a prior dependency proceeding. Petitioners have appealed directly to this court from a judgment dismissing their petition.

Betty Jane Myrick, a widow, died on January 24, 1965, leaving four minor children surviving. The surviving relatives of the children were two half-sisters, and petitioner Clara Zook, the mother of the deceased. Mrs. Zook lives on a dairy farm in Wisconsin with her husband.

Betty Jane Myrick talked during her lifetime with…