Cormack v. Marshall

This is an original proceeding in this court upon a writ of habeas corpus issued upon the petition of Joseph M. Cormack for the custody of his infant son, Kimball James Marshall Cormack, in which it is alleged that said son is illegally detained by the respondent, the grandfather of said child.

The respondent, by his return, admits the possession of the child, and avers that he is legally entitled to have and keep said child in his custody by virtue of an order of the circuit court of DeKalb county, entered at the October term, 1903, of said court, upon a habeas corpus proceeding by the…