LAMAR v. ZIMMERMAN

No. 53278.

169 N.W.2d 819 (1969)

Suanne Marie LAMAR, by Her Next Friend and Aunt, Helen STENSLAND, Appellee, v. Clara ZIMMERMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cahill, Lovelace & Poula, Iowa City, and Herrick, Langdon, Belin & Harris, Des Moines, for appellant.

Henry Wormley, Des Moines, for appellee.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This de novo habeas corpus appeal involving the custody of two-year-old Suanne Lamar presents the aftermath of a tragic automobile accident which resulted in the death of all other members of the little girl's family.

Except for a last minute change in plans she, too, would probably have died with both her parents and her four sisters and brothers. Instead she is now the subject of this litigation to determine who shall have her custody....

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