State ex rel. Davenport v. Poindexter

Citations

• 45 Wash. 37
• 87 P. 1069
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 917

Syllabus

<p>Appeal and Error — Supersedeas—Custody oe Children Awarded on Habeas Corpus — Jurisdiction oe Supreme Court. Where the custody of minor children is awarded to their mother upon a hearing of habeas corpus proceedings, the filing of a supersedeas bond, upon appeal by adoptive parents, does not entitle them to resume custody of the children; since the welfare of the children is the primary consideration, and the supreme court acquires jurisdiction over that subject by virtue of the appeal.</p>