Douglass v. Merriman

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Carter.

This matter is a habeas corpus proceeding, instituted by the petitioner in the Court of Common Pleas for Chesterfield County, March, 1929, for the purpose of obtaining from A. B. Merriman the custody of Martus Gerald Douglass, the infant son of the petitioner. In response to the writ issued in the cause by his Honor, Judge E. C. Dennis, Mr. Merriman made return thereto, and the matter was heard by his Honor, Judge Dennis, on the petition, return, affidavits, and other supporting papers submitted by the parties. At the conclusion of…