Case Summary

On behalf of her next friend, Richard Seward, Kittie Noonan petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to retrieve a boy named Bernard Seward from the custody of the Donohue and Danaher families, which was granted. While the hearing was pending, Bernard was placed in the custody of Fannie Noonan. After hearing the evidence, it was determined that the petitioners retained "effectual custody" of Bernard and—since Bernard was not being detained by the respondents—the cause was dismissed without prejudice.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

• Child custody

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 3 Appearance Docket L, p. 261; RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 4 Daily Journal #74: Feb. 1918-Jan 1919, p. 458d

Source material(s)

Docket | Journal

Related petitions

• State of Nebraska ex rel Agnes Donohue, et al. vs. Kittie F. Noonan, et al.

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

Tag(s)

• Children

People

• Seward, Bernard (bound party)
• Noonan, Kittie F. (petitioner)
• Noonan, Kittie F. (holding party)
• Seward, Richard (petitioner)
• Seward, Richard (holding party)
• Donohue, Agnes (respondent)
• Donohue, Agnes (responding party)
• Donohue, Frank (respondent)
• Donohue, Frank (responding party)
• Danaher, Michael (respondent)
• Danaher, Michael (responding party)
• Danaher, Con (respondent)
• Danaher, Con (responding party)
• Danaher, J. W. (respondent)
• Danaher, J. W. (responding party)
• Danaher, Dick (respondent)
• Danaher, Dick (responding party)
• Shepherd, Frederick (judge)
• Adams, George A. (petitioner attorney)
• Noonan, Fannie (holding party)
• Risch, Georgia A. (respondent)

• Additional parties

  Simmons, Lorenzo A. (sheriff)

  Simmons, G. A. (deputy sheriff)