Legal Opinion

Hahn v. King

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 17, 1902No. 14,588PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Mandamus by the state, on relation of Carl Hahn, against Fred D. King, as judge of the civil district court, to compel respondent to grant relator a suspensive appeal in habeas corpus by relator’s divorced wife to obtain possession of an infant child of the parties.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

NICHOLES, C. J.

In September of 1902, Mary R. Rath applied to the civil district court for the parish of Orleans for a writ of habeas corpus, to be directed to Carl Hahn, the relator herein, ordering him to produce the body of a child named Harry E. Hahn, whom she alleged he held illegally in his custody. Her prayer was for a writ of habeas corpus to deliver “the said Harry Hahn from the custody of relator, and that she be granted the custody of said Harry F. Hahn, and such other relief as may be just.”

The allegations in support of the prayer were: - That she had married…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1832
  2. Ritchie v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Maxwell v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  4. Estate of RichardsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  5. Watts v. Police Jury of CarrollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Brandon v. BrandonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Burns v. ShapleyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
  3. Downey v. DowneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  4. Rouse v. RouseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  5. Cummings v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924

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