Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. McDonald
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1958No. 1 Div. 754PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CATES, Judge.
Though at times disappointed in his hope, a parent has the right to expect the personal services of an unmarried minor child.
The Armstrongs persuaded Maggie McDonald’s minor son, Troy Young (also known as Troy McDole) to leave his home .with her in Baldwin County, Alabama, to go to Maryland as a migratory farm work- . er without any express consent by the moth‘er to the boy’s going on this particular trip.
While in Maryland Troy, in his off time, went swimming and drowned. His mother spent some $700 to bring his body back and for the funeral.
Maggie McDonald brought this action…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hartfield v. RoperNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Odell v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Pickle v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Hardie-Tynes Mfg. Co. v. CruiseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Brown v. BrownMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by9 opinions
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