Goldsmith v. Valentine
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe respondents from a decreé of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in a habeas corpus proceeding brought by the appellee to obtain the custody of his infant son, awarding the custody of the child to a third person, not a party to that proceeding.- The Court in the -opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a final judgment of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, awarding the custody of an infant son of the…
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe respondents from a decreé of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in a habeas corpus proceeding brought by the appellee to obtain the custody of his infant son, awarding the custody of the child to a third person, not a party to that proceeding.- The Court in the -opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a final judgment of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, awarding the custody of an infant son of the appellee, Charles M. Valentine, to one K. Frank Valentine, a brother of appellee, in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
There are a number of assignments of error. Consideration of the first, namely, that “the court erred in awarding the custody of the infant to a person not a party to the proceedings,” will be sufficient to dispose of this appeal. E. Frank Valentine, the brother of the appellee, to whom the custody of the’ infant was awarded, wa's not a party to this proceeding. It is contended that the court, under see. 1150 of the D. C. Code [31 Stat. at L. 1373, chap. 854], was required to award the custody of the child either to the appellee or to one of the appellants. This section provides as follows:…
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