Stoddard v. Campbell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Fulton superior court — Judge Ellis. December 7, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Although “until majority” a child “remains under the control of the father, who is entitled to his services and the proceeds of his labor,” this parental power may be “ lost,” among other ways, “by voluntary contract releasing the right to a third person.” Civil Code (1910) § 3021 (1); Eaves v. Fears, 131 Ga. 820 (2) (64 S. E. 269). Where the father of a minor unconditionally gives him to the child’s grandmother, who accepts him, for several years rears him as her own child, and performs for him all parental duties, she thereafter stands in loco parentis, and, in an action for the tortious…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Augusta Railway Co. v. GloverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Frazier v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Eaves v. FearsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Southern Express Co. v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Robinson v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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- Speir v. WestmorelandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
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