Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Seay v. Horton

Pennylvania Municipal Court, Philadelphia County

Decided April 29, 1957No. 9084, D. R. 200246Published

1Opinion of the Court

Piekarski, J.,

This matter came before us for hearing on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Connie K. Faison, seeking the custody of her son, Tony Charles Seay, a minor child, two years of age. We refused to grant custody to petitioner and dismissed the writ.

Petitioner, Connie K. Faison, is a married woman; her husband is William Faison with whom she resides. In this marriage four children were born, one of whom is named in the birth certificate as Tony Charles Seay, born October 21, 1955. Soon after the child was born, petitioner placed this child with respondents, Edna L. Horton…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harry v. EastridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Davies Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  4. Weinbach's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Shamenek v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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