Legal Opinion
Ex parte Ryan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 19, 1909No. 17,775PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Application of John F. Ryan for writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
Alleging that he is the ■father and only surviving parent of Prances Elizabeth Ryan, a young girl 13 years of age, relator charges that Edward Peter, residing .at Chalmette, in the parish of St. Bernard, illegally confines and detains her without right or authority, by force and against his will.
He asks for a habeas corpus and for a judgment against Edward Peter ordering and ■commanding him to release Prances Elizabeth Ryan and surrender her to him.
He represents that he demanded his child; that Peter refused his demand.
We are not informed why it is that the application for a writ…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Lasserre v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Prieto v. St. Alphonsus Convent of MercySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- State v. McColleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State ex rel. Condon v. DusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
3Cited by10 opinions
- Downey v. DowneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- State Ex Rel. McIsaac v. SiglerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Tate v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Hattier v. MartinezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State Ex Rel. Glaser v. VicknerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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