Williams v. Hicks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Bartlett. Haralson superior court. June 14, 1918. In March, 1918, L. H. Hicks brought his petition for habeas corpus against J. S. Williams and Mrs. Mollie Williams, his wife, to recover custody of the minor son of petitioner, the child then being about 13 or 14 years of age.
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Habeas corpus. Before Judge Bartlett. Haralson superior court. June 14, 1918. In March, 1918, L. H. Hicks brought his petition for habeas corpus against J. S. Williams and Mrs. Mollie Williams, his wife, to recover custody of the minor son of petitioner, the child then being about 13 or 14 years of age. In 1909, when the child was three years of age, Hicks brought his petition for.habeas corpus against the same defendants, alleging that he had the right to the possession and custody of the child, and that the defendants were wrongfully witholding custody. When that petition came on for trial,…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Hpon the hearing the court awarded the custody of the child to the father. *335To this order the defendants excepted and by writ of error brought it here for review.
There is no merit in the contention that the prior orders in tire case adjudicated finally the right of the defendants to the continued custody of the minor, William Hicks. There is nothing in the judgment passed on the two former hearings -to indicate that the court finally, passed upon the contention of the defendants that parental control had been expressly surrendered by the applicant. It is…
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