Legal Opinion
Louise Flood Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston Leonard, Alonzo Bell and Louise Virginia Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston Leonard
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 9, 1958No. 13764, 13999PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Leonard in No. 13764 successfully sought, through habeas corpus, the control and custody of her 9-year-old daughter, and appellant Louise Bell has appealed from the District Court’s order. The trial judge, having permitted vindication of the mother’s right, thereafter dismissed a co-pending petition for adoption of the child. Appellants Alonzo Bell and Louise Bell 1 in No. 13999 seek review of the order dismissing their petition, and on their motion we have consolidated the two cases.
Appellee Leonard had alleged that she and appellant Bell are residents of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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