Legal Opinion
In Re the Application for Letters of Guardianship of the Person & Property of Thorne
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1925PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
By a judgment of divorce against Mary Casey Thorne, the respondent herein, custody of the infant child of herself and her husband was awarded to the husband and she was found not fit, competent or a proper person to have custody of it. Thereafter the husband died. His domicile and, therefore, that of the child up to the time of his death was in Dutchess county. The mother is domiciled in New York county. The child is not in her actual custody. Dutchess County Surrogate’s Court, without citing her, appointed guardians of the person and property of the infant. She thereafter appeared and moved…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williamson v. OsentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Lámar v. MicouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- In Re the Appointment of a General Guardian of HubbardNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Murdock v. . WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Barnes v. LongOregon Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by67 opinions
- People ex rel. Kropp v. ShepskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People ex rel. Portnoy v. StrasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Peacock v. BradshawTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Bachman v. MejiasNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Worden v. WordenTexas Supreme Court · 1949
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