Law: Solomonic

Three years ago, Julie Goosen 32 of Detroit gave birth to a daughter. Julie Goosen had never married. The child was named for her mother's sister-in-law, Mrs. Irene Goosen, who acted as foster-mother after the first few days of her niece's life. Julie Goosen departed; found a man named Pryzbla, who married her. Julie Goosen Pryzbla came back and demanded her child. Foster-Mother Goosen refused. They went to court.

Having read of a similar case in old Hebrew documents, Judge Vincent Brennan of the Detroit Circuit Court called mother, foster-mother and child...

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