Comth. ex rel. Jordan v. Bigelow
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County
Habeas Corpus. and cited.3 sec. act of 4th May, 1855. Purdon’s Digest, 1008 pi. 25 ; ■ Commonwealth ¶. Smith, 1 Brewster, 547 ; Commonwealth v. Barney, 4 Brewster, 408 ; 10 Vesey, Jr., 58-61; ■Commonwealth v. Nutt, 1 Browne, 143 ; United States v. Green, 3 Mason, 482 ; Commonwealth v. Addich, 2 S. & R., 174; Matter of Pottman, 2 Hill, S. C., 363 ; the State v. Paine, 4 Humph, 523; exparte Schumpert, >6 Rich, 344; Smith petitioner, 13 Illinois, 138.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion delivered September 3, 1873, by
Walker, J.
This is a habeas corpus issued at the instance of Sarah Jordan, to obtain the custody of her two children, Louis, aged eleven, years, and Frederick, aged eight years. On the 4th of August, 1873, a petition was presented to the orphans’ court of this county by a friend of the children, setting forth that they had no suitable person to take charge of their persons, and praying the court to appoint a guardian for them. Whereupon the court appointed J. A. M. Passmore, esq., guardian.
Mr. Passmore took possession of the children, and removed them to…
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