Legal Opinion
Root v. Allen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 24, 1962No. 19750PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Day
Plaintiff in error William B. Root filed a petition for habeas corpus in the Denver District Court to obtain the custody of his daughter Sharon Ann. He will be hereinafter referred to by name or as the father. The defend-, ant in error was the respondent in the lower court and will be referred to by name.
The father in his petition alleged the birth of the child to himself and his then wife Rachel Root on October 21, 1949. Other allegations, all admitted by Allen, are that Mr. and Mrs. Root divorced in Kansas in 1950 and by agreement custody of Sharon was given to the mother subject to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wilson v. MitchellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
- Coulter v. CoulterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
- Emerson v. EmersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947
- Devlin v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
- Wiederspahn v. WiederspahnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Halstead Ex Rel. Lee v. HalsteadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- In Re Guardianship of WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
- N.A.H. v. S.L.S.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
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