J. Bruce vs C. Cronin on 7 January, 1886
All that was laid down was that a Court of Chancery could supersede the natural rights of a parent if the welfare of the infant demanded it. In The Queen v. Gyngall (1893) 2 Q.B. 232 the Master of the Rolls cites with approval the passage from the judgment of Knight Bruce v. C. in re Fynn (1848) 64 E.R. 205 S.C. 2 De. G. & Section 457 to which I have referred.