Legal Opinion

Beavers v. Williams

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 12, 1942No. 14358Published

1Opinion

ON MOTION EOR REHEARING.

Duckworth, Justice.

The motion for rehearing asserts that this court overlooked the fact that the record shows that the appointment of the guardian by the court of ordinary was void, because at that time the residence and domicile of the child was in Whitfield County. It is argued that on the death of the father the child became domiciled in the county of the residence of the grandmother; and the following authorities are cited in support of this contention: Code, § 79-404; Darden v. Wyatt, 15 Ga. 414; Hayslip v. Gillis, 123 Ga. 263 (51 S. E. 325); Churchill v. Jackson…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lámar v. MicouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Owenby v. StancilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  3. In re the Guardianship of BentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  4. Scarborough v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  5. In re Guardianship of WaiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920

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