Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mees v. Mathieu

Opieioe by

Baldeige, J.,

The relator, the maternal grandmother, instituted this proceeding to procure custody of her grandchild, J. P. Mathieu, III, aged seven years, who has been in the possession of his father, the appellant. The mother died April 17,1931. After a hearing, the court awarded custody of the child to the relator. Assuming the truth of the testimony that was taken, the child’s best interest would seem to be subserved by awarding him to his grandmother. The difficulty that presents itself is the question of the municipal court’s jurisdiction in this particular case.

On January…