Kelsey v. Green
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for a writ of habeas corpus brought to and tried by the Son. Frederick B. Sail, a judge of the Superior Court; facts found and judgment rendered for the respondent, and appeal by the petitioner for alleged errors in the rulings of the judge. The writ commanded the defendant to produce the body of Clarence Ward, a minor about thirteen years old, together with the causes of his detention.
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Application for a writ of habeas corpus brought to and tried by the Son. Frederick B. Sail, a judge of the Superior Court; facts found and judgment rendered for the respondent, and appeal by the petitioner for alleged errors in the rulings of the judge. The writ commanded the defendant to produce the body of Clarence Ward, a minor about thirteen years old, together with the causes of his detention. The return was as follows: “ The respondent, in obedience to said writ, brings the said Clarence Ward into court, and says that he is in no manner, without law or right, confined, imprisoned,…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
Two errors are insisted on: (1) That the judge erred in holding that the question of the interest of the minor could affect the right of the plaintiff to the custody of his ward. (2) That the judge erred in overruling the claims of the plaintiff that the appointment of the defendant as guardian was void, for the reason that the Court of Probate in the district of Thompson had no jurisdiction to make the appointment.
Most of the argument which is made in behalf of the plaintiff seems to us to be misapplied. The contention here is not between the father on the one hand and a stranger as guardian…
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