Brooke v. Logan

Appellant instituted this proceeding of habeas corpus against appellee to recover from him the custody of his, appellant’s, daughter, near five years of age. He seeks her custody upon the ground that he is her father, and has a good home for her, and that he and his wife, who is a second wife without children, ai’e suitable persons to be entrusted with her custody, care and education. He alleges in his petition, amongst other things, that, notwithstanding his demand upon appellee, he has refused to surrender the custody of the child.

In his return to the writ, appellee states the several…