Whalen v. Olmstead
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Habeas CORPUS; brought to the Superior Court in Fair-field County, and reserved, on a finding of facts, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
This case comes before us upon a reservation. The action is habeas corpus, brought by the plaintiff as mother and lawful guardian of Josie Barry, a girl aged'eleven years, against the defendants, who are the board of management of the temporary home for dependent and neglected children in Fairfield County.
The facts found by the court below, upon the issue properly presented by the pleadings, are in substance as follows: The child was duly committed to the defendants, September 6th, 1888, by order of a mittimus of the city court of the city of Bridgeport, at the request of the plaintiff, who,…
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- Goshkarian's Appeal v. Fairfield County Temporary HomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Garner v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Mullins v. BeckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
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