Brown v. Fudge

Stanley, Commissioner,

Affirming.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding having incidents of a suit in equity instituted by a mother to obtain the custody of her child from his paternal grandparents. In a former proceeding between the same parties, a county judge pro tern rendered judgment for the respondents. On appeal we held the county judge or court was without jurisdiction since it was not shown that there was no circuit judge in the county at the time. We were without authority to consider any question except that one. The appeal was, therefore, dismissed since the judgment was void. Fudge v.…