Case Summary

Lulu Hoffman filed a writ of habeas corpus on February 19th, 1915, claiming she was unlawfully imprisoned and restrained by Mrs. Music, Lotting Honig, Betha Hoffman, and Frank Miller. The writ was dismissed the same day after it was revealed that Hoffman did not live in Douglas County, Nebraska, where the writ was filed.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

• Interpersonal

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 17: ca.1914-1915, p. 743; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 63: Doc. 17-657 to 17-780, Dec. 24, 1914 - Apr. 5, 1915, No. 17-743 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Honig, Lottie (respondent)
• Honig, Lottie (holding party)
• Hoffman, Betha (holding party)
• Hoffman, Betha (respondent)
• Miller, Frank (respondent)
• Miller, Frank (holding party)
• Huffman, Lulu (bound party)
• Mussic, (holding party)
• Mussic, (respondent)
• Dunham, (petitioner attorney)
• Aye, (petitioner attorney)
• Sears, Willis G. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Robert Smith (Clerk)

  McShane, F. J. (sheriff)

  Plamer, Edward (deputy)

  Steere Jr., A. (deputy)