In re St. Onge
Supreme Court of Vermont
Writ of Habeas Corpus brought by Joseph St. Onge to obtain the custody of his two minor children from their grandparents, the petitionees. Heard on petitionees’ motion to dismiss at the September Term, 1918, Orleans County, Wilson, J., presiding. The motion was overruled, and the petitionees excepted. The case was then heard on the merits, and the Court ordered the children discharged from the custody of the petitioneees. The petitionees excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSlack, J.
Joseph St. Onge made application to the Orleans County Court for a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of obtaining the custody of his minor children, Mary L. and Eugene, who it was alleged in the application were unlawfully imprisoned and restrained by their grandparents, Leander and Minnie Allen. The clerk of that court thereupon issued a writ of habeas corpus, substantially in the form prescribed by G-. L. 7472, but did not take the recognizance required by G-. L. 1707 in case of a writ of summons or attachment. The Allens appeared, and moved to dismiss the proceedings on the grounds…
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