Commonwealth Ex Rel. Blatt v. Blatt

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

This was a habeas corpus proceeding brought by the father against the mother to determine the custody of their two daughters, six and seven years of age. ■

For many years the parties lived in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and separated on October 13, 1949, when the relator-father left their common home. He freely visited the children and took, them to places of amusement. But on October 29, 1949, he abducted them and placed them in the home of his sister in Butler County. He refused to give the mother any information concerning their whereabouts, but she finally located them and…