Kraudel v. Benner

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Hall.

Plaintiff in error, Robert Lee Kraudel, was the petitioner in the trial court seeking a writ of habeas corpus to obtain custody of Kenneth Lee Kraudel, the eight year old son of said petitioner and the defendant in error, Gloria Faye Kraudel Benner, respondent in the habeas corpus proceeding. We refer to the parties as the “father” and the “mother.”

The following pertinent events occurred prior to the commencement of this action in the district court.

The parties were married in Denver in 1952. At that time the father was a member of the Armed Forces. The child,…