MAY v. ANDERSON.

No. 244.

345 U.S. 528 (1953)

MAY v. ANDERSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Atkinson and F. W. Springer argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

I. Engle argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented is whether, in a habeas corpus proceeding attacking the right of a mother to retain possession of her minor children, an Ohio court must give full faith and credit to a Wisconsin decree awarding custody of the children to their father when that decree is obtained by the father in an ex parte divorce action in a Wisconsin court which had no...

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