State ex rel. Lembke v. Bechdel
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Habeas corpus. Appeal by relator from a judgment of the district court for Scott county, and from an order of the same court vacating an order of a court commissioner, and directing judgment for respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
Dickinson, J.1
The relator, claiming to be the mother of an infant which was in the custody of the respondent, sought, by means of a writ of habeas corpus, to have the custody of the child awarded to her. The petition was made to the court commissioner of Scott county, who directed the issuance of the writ, returnable before himself. Upon the return of the writ the testimony of several witnesses was given orally, bearing upon the question whether the relator or the respondent ought to be intrusted with the care of the child; and thereupon that officer determined the facts of the case, and that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Lembke v. BechdelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
3Cited by3 opinions
- St. Anthony Falls Bank v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Cucchiarella v. KolodziegSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- State v. HemenwaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1935