Hoadly v. Chase

Citations

• 126 F. 818
• 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4587

Syllabus

<p>1. Federal Courts — Jurisdiction — Insane Persons — Custody — Parens Patria.</p> <p>Tbe federal courts have no jurisdiction to exercise the function of parens patriae for the determination of the right to the custody of an insane person.</p> <p>2. Same — State Courts — Jurisdiction—Habeas Corpus — Pending Proceedings.</p> <p>Where a proceeding had been brought in a state court, of competent jurisdiction, between citizens of different states, to determine the sanity of an alleged insane person, and the right to custody thereof, the federal court, pending determination of such proceeding, will not review the right to the custody of such incompetent on a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is restrained of his liberty without due process of law.</p>