Thelen v. Ekberg

This action is one in habeas corpus wherein Dolores C. Thelen is petitioner, asking that her minor son, alleged as being unlawfully held by Elmer Ekberg and Evelyn Marie Ekberg, be returned to her custody.

There are incidents touching the controversy herein from which we conclude that, to a more clear understanding of the issues, they will be better understood by a brief comment on the nature and scope of a writ of habeas corpus, and a chronological summary of the record events leading up to this action.

Habeas Corpus Ad Subjiciendum is an extraordinary writ remedial in its nature, that from a…