In re Waldron
New York Supreme Court
A HABEAS CORPUS was issued in this case, in May term ° - ^ to ^n^rew McGowan, to^bring up the body of Margaret P^za Waldron, an infant, alleged to be detained in his custody. h appeared, from the affidavits which were read to the court, that John P.' Waldron had married the daughter of Andrew M‘Gowan, and that, having become embarrassed and insolvent, SPGowan, in.February, 1813, took his daughter to his house, without her or her husband’s consent, as was alleged on the part…
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A HABEAS CORPUS was issued in this case, in May term ° - ^ to ^n^rew McGowan, to^bring up the body of Margaret P^za Waldron, an infant, alleged to be detained in his custody. h appeared, from the affidavits which were read to the court, that John P.' Waldron had married the daughter of Andrew M‘Gowan, and that, having become embarrassed and insolvent, SPGowan, in.February, 1813, took his daughter to his house, without her or her husband’s consent, as was alleged on the part of Waldron,' but positively denied by the affidavits on the opposite side. Mrs. Waldron lived with her father until her…
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson,jCh: J.,
now delivered the Opinion of the court. Upon the réMrn to the habeas corpus,, which has been allowed in this case, the jjuestion presented to the court is, whether they are bound to deliver over the- child to her father,, From the affidavits which have been laid before the court, little doubt can be entertained that it will be more for the benefit of the child to remain with her grandparents-than tobe put under the care and custody of her father ; and if this court has hny discretion in süch cáse, it will, no doubt, be discreetly .exercised, by permitting the child to remain:…
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