In re Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The father of Louise F. Carter, now seven years of age, died intestate in November, 1914, leaving considerable property. His widow, the child’s mother, was appointed her guardian. In August, 1915, she resigned as guardian, and at her request P. H. Johnson was appointed in her place. He assumed control of Louise and placed her in the immediate care of Henry Ficken and his wife. The mother (now Mary A. Brown, having remarried) brings this proceeding against Johnson and the Fickens, asking that the custody of the child be restored to her. The…