Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Airston v. Bollinger

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 2, 1924PublishedCited by 16 opinions

A Writ of Error to the-Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, E. C. Davis, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, J.

Alexander J. Airston brought habeas corpus proceedings to secure the custody of his child Marguerite Louise Airston, who had been in the custody and care of its grandparents Sidney W. Bollinger and’ Elizabeth T. Bollinger, since the death of her mother when she was three weeks old.

The Circuit Judge denied the application and awarded the custody of the child to Sidney W. Bollinger and Elizabeth T. Bollinger.

*125The right of the grand parents to the custody of the child is based upon what the Court in its opinion said was “some sort of an agreement entered into whereby this child should remain with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Verser v. FordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
  2. In re ScarrittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882
  3. Hernandez v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  4. Jamison v. Gilbert Et Ux.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Drumb v. KeenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Finn v. FinnSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. Armour v. AllenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  3. Fekany v. FekanySupreme Court of Florida · 1935
  4. McAlhany v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  5. Melvin v. MelvinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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