Com. Ex Rel. Stevens v. Shannon

Opinion by

Stadteeld, J.,

This is a habeas corpus proceeding involving the custody of a minor boy, Douglass Shannon, aged eight years. The petition was filed by the maternal grandmother, Louise Stevens. The writ was directed against Nan Shannon who for eight months, was the second wife of the child’s father, Patrick D. Shannon, now deceased.

The minor, Douglass Shannon, was born on May 5, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pa., of Patrick D. Shannon and Anna May Shannon, the daughter of the relator. The relator’s daughter (the mother of Douglass Shannon) died on September 7,1930, whereupon Patrick D.…