Burchard v. Woodward

This suit was instituted in the form of a habeas corpus proceeding by Eugene Burchard against J. C. Woodward and wife for the custody and control of a 3 year old daughter of the plaintiff, Elizabeth Thelma Burchard, who is also the granddaughter of the defendants. The court heard the application, evidence was introduced, and he rendered a judgment awarding the custody of the minor to the grandparents, from which judgment Eugene Burchard has appealed.

Appellant’s first assignment is directed to the admission of the evidence of Mrs. Woodward that a suit for divorce had been filed by Eugene…