People ex rel. Hausler v. Stegmeier

Order reversed on the law and the facts, without costs, writ of habeas corpus sustained, and the *902custody of the child, Catherine Hausler, awarded to her father, William Hausler, on the ground that there has been no abandonment of the child on his part (Matter of Bistany, 209 App. Div. 286; affd., 239 N. Y. 19); that his moral character and his ability to support and maintain his daughter in a good home are admitted; and that his right to the custody of the child is superior to that of collateral relatives. (People ex rel. Boulware v. Martens, 232 App. Div. 258; affd., 258 N. Y. 534.)…