In re Racine County Court Order Against Reynolds

It is impossible to understand the issue involved in this application for a writ without considering all the background facts which have led up to this important controversy.

In September of 1970, a divorce action entitled Wagner v. Wagner was commenced in the county court of Racine county. After being partially heard by a county judge, it was transferred on January 24, 1972, to County Judge Richard G. Harvey, who tried the case on its merits in September, 1972. He took the matter under advisement, during which time the father was denied visitation rights to the child of the parties on the…