Legal Opinion

Spann v. Edwards

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1913PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Habeas corpus. Before Judge Pendleton.- Fulton superior court. December 33, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

1. Assignments of error upon rulings of the court in excluding evidence, which do not set forth, in form or substance, the evidence which was excluded, are insufficient “to present any question for decision.

2. A judgment declaring the adoption of a child, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in another State, regular on its face, is conclusive of the status at the time of its rendition, and will be accorded full faith and credit when introduced in a habeas-corpus proceeding in this State for the custody of the child. See Milner v. Gatlin, 139 Ga. 109 (76 S. E. 860).

3. In such a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Milner v. GatlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Peeples v. NewmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Evens v. KellerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Bowen v. BowenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  4. Dyal v. DyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  5. Mercer v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954

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