Gardner v. Allen

Judge Cammack

Reversing.

James Edward Allen instituted this habeas corpus proceeding in the Criminal Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court to gain custody of his 8 year old daughter. The child’s stepfather, who had instituted adoption proceedings in the Juvenile Court following the death of the child’s mother, was made the defendant in the action. The appeal is from a judgment granting custody to Allen.

Among the grounds urged for reversal is the contention that the Judge of the Criminal Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court has no jurisdiction to hear a habeas corpus proceeding involving…