Commonwealth ex rel. Haller v. Hanna

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

In this habeas corpus proceeding the custody of Judith Jinkner, now aged 7 years and 10 months, is being sought by her mother, Mrs. Gayle Haller, and by Mrs. Haller’s mother, Mrs. Lillie B. Hanna and her husband, Captain William R. Hanna.

The cause was tried in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County on September 5, 1949, and an order was entered on November 12, 1949, awarding custody to the Hannas until the end of the school year, at which time the child was to be sent to live permanently with her mother and step-father in Washington, D.C. The order provided that in the…