HUGHES v. SCAFFIDE

No. 78-1417.

58 Ohio St. 2d 88 (1979)

HUGHES, APPELLANT, v. SCAFFIDE ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Kenneth B. Schumaker, for appellant.

Mr. B. Stewart Beck, for appellees.


Per Curiam.

Appellant predicates his claim of wrongful detention of the child by the maternal grandparents on his being the natural parent and on the basis that he has not been shown or found to be unfit.

The evidence presented at the hearing before the Court of Appeals reveals that appellant abandoned the child. During the nine years from the child's birth" until the filing of this action, appellant literally...

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