Case Summary

Lenora McMullen filed on behalf of Fran McMullen, although the relationship between the two is not explicit from the court journals. She is in the custody of M. H. Leh but the responding party and person answered to the judge is John Mahoney. The judge decided she was wrongfully detained and Fran is released.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 43: Aug. 24, 1895 - Feb. 19, 1896, pp. 615-6, 620

Source material(s)

Journal

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• McMullen, Lenora (petitioner)
• McMullen, Fran (bound party)
• Scott, Cunningham R. (judge)
• Leh, M. H. (holding party)
• Mahoney, John J. (respondent)
• Mahoney, John J. (responding party)
• Jeffries, (petitioner attorney)
• Crawford, (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  Drexel, John C. (sheriff)