State ex rel. Wilkerson v. Superior Court

Citations

• 108 Wash. 15

Syllabus

<p>Appeal (229)—Effect of Transfer of Cause — Jurisdiction Acquired—Custody of Minor Children. After appeal taken in a divorce case affecting the custody of children, the supreme court possesses sole power to make orders with reference to their custody; and the superior court will he prohibited from changing the custody through habeas corpus proceedings pending the appeal, where the supreme court, upon considering the merits, finds that the welfare of the children does not demand a change.</p>