Rawdin v. Conner

210 Ga. 508 (1954)

81 S.E.2d 461

RAWDIN

v.

CONNER et al.

18506.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted March 8, 1954.

Decided April 12, 1954.

Congdon, Harper & Leonard, for plaintiff in error.

W. D. Lanier, contra.

WYATT, Presiding Justice.

1. While it is the general rule that as between parents neither has a prima facie right to custody of a minor child, this rule does not apply as between a parent and a grandparent or grandparents. Hill v. Rivers, 200 Ga. 354 (37 S. E. 2d 386). Upon the death of the mother to whom custody of a minor child has been awarded by a divorce decree, the prima facie right of…