Holmes ex rel. Holmes v. Derrig
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — HoN. J. H. Richard, Judge. Habeas corpus proceedings to determine right to the custody of the plaintiff, James Melby Holmes, an infant. Judgment awarding such custody to Almon B. Holmes, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWeavee, J.
The plaintiff is the only child of the marriage of Chauncy F. Holmes and Anna Derrig, and at the commencement of these proceedings was about 3% years of age. Almon B. Holmes, who appears as nest friend of the plaintiff, is a brother of Chauncy F. Holmes, and the defendants are the father and mother of Anna. On January 7, 1901, Chauncy F. Holmes died, leaving his wife and child without means of support. Soon after the death of her husband, Anna Holmes left the child in the custody of her parents, and engaged in service as a domestic." In September, 1901, she was remarried to one John Hanson,…
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