Legal Opinion
Bachman v. Mejias
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1956PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
The petitioners, Bachman (the father of an infant) and Rodriguez Moreno (the legal representative of the paternal grandparents of the infant) secured a writ of habeas corpus seeking the delivery of Alberto Bachman Feliciano, an infant, to his paternal grandparents in Puerto Rico. After a hearing, Special Term dismissed the writ of habeas corpus, granted permanent custody to the respondent, his mother, with a right of visitation to the grandparents. Upon appeal, the Appellate Division reversed on the law and the facts and directed the delivery of Alberto to Rodriguez Moreno.
Temporary custody…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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- Rosenbaum v. RosenbaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by65 opinions
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