Bently v. Terry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Parent and child. Contracts. Habeas corpus. Before Judge Hansell. At Chambers. Brooks County. June 1, 1877. Eeported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jaokson, Judge.
Mrs. Bently and Mrs. Terry are sisters. The latter has no children. When Mrs. Bently was sick and had lost a *556child, perhaps two, Mrs. Terry took the little daughter of her sister home with her, and nursed the child, who w*as sick, into vigor and renewed life. She kept the child some five years; sick for some time after she took' her; delicate up to a year or two ago: has supported her comfortably and kindly all the time, without help from the little girl’s parents. The child is now some eight yeai-s old, and was taken by Mrs. Terry when but two or three years old, and almost…
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