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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. Graham

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 23, 1951No. Appeal, 95PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

Anna May Graham, appellee, on November 2, 1949, instituted the instant habeas corpus proceedings in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, against David Graham, father, and James A. Cowher, paternal great-grandfather, to secure custody of her son, Andrew Graham, age five years. She relied upon a decree of an Ohio court awarding custody of the child to her. The court below, on November 16, 1949, entered an order refusing the prayer of the petition, thereby permitting the child to remain with the father and pater-, nal great-grandfather. The Superior Court reversed the *555lo…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  4. New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. HalveySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Reynolds v. StocktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. ShusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Albright v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. FettersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Parikh v. ParikhSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harry v. EastridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Tobias v. TobiasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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