Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Morgan
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 1951No. Civ. 4303PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, J.—
In an action by plaintiff for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty the court granted her a divorce, awarded her custody of one minor child (then aged 3Yz years) and awarded custody of another child (Robert Morgan, then aged 2% years) to defendant.
The plaintiff appeals only from that portion of the judgment awarding custody of the child to defendant. She contends that since the trial court found that “both parties are at this time fit persons to have the custody of the minor children” it was obligated to award the custody of both children to her under section 138 of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Miller v. HigginsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
- Booth v. BoothCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
- Nave v. NaveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1917
- Phillips v. PhillipsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Smith v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- Lawatch v. LawatchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- In Re Marriage of WellmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Frazier v. FrazierCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- In Re Marriage of WellmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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