In Re Stratton

Walter A. Stratton, petitioner here for a writ of habeas corpus, father of the minor Elaine Stratton, whose custody is at issue, is a resident of Seattle, Washington. On August 17, 1932, he was appointed by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County guardian of the person of his daughter, now in her fourteenth year. This child has been in the personal care and custody of the respondents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Derrer, residents of San Pedro, from the time she was approximately four years of age. Shortly after his appointment as guardian her father, in a habeas corpus proceeding filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, sought to obtain custody of the child, intending to remove her to Seattle, his petition for guardian ship having contained an averment of such purpose on his part. Respondents contested the application for the writ with the result that after several hearings the petition was denied. It appears from the petition before us that respondents have appealed to the Supreme Court from the order appointing this petitioner guardian of his child, but petitioner, in support of' his application, argues that an appeal to the Supreme Court from an order granting letters of…