Legal Opinion

Hudson v. Mattingley

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 10, 1921No. 9971PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Petition by father for custody of minor children. Denied. On Application for Supersedeas. Error to the Juvenile Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Ben B. Lindsey, Judge. '

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison

In June, 1920, Mattingley petitioned the Denver Juvenile Court that Hudson be deprived of the custody of his two children, Lola, then aged two years and Elsie, three months. The court ordered the children into the custody of Mattingley and his wife, with leave to the father to *529merely visit them. Hudson, the father, brings error and asks for a supersedeas.

Three points for' reversal appear: First, that because the children were in Jefferson county at the time of the petition, the Denver court had no jurisdiction; Second, That because the petitioner was a resident of Jefferson county, the court…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Van Matre v. SankeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  2. County Commissioners v. City of Colorado SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919
  3. Christ v. FlannaganSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
  4. Hayden v. PattersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
  5. Thalheimer v. CrowSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Graham v. FrancisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1928
  2. Cline v. KnightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1943
  3. Avery v. County Court of Gilpin CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
  4. Fangman v. MoyersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1932
  5. Peterson v. SchwartzmannSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947

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