Legal Opinion
Smith v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 20, 1968No. 24617, 24618PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Objection to the adoption of two children brought about this appeal and cross appeal. The petitioners, Earl L. Smith and his wife Mildred Sellers Smith, filed in the Superior Court of Walker County a petition to adopt two named children. The petition named the mother of the children and she was served by mail with a copy of it and the rule nisi order. She thereafter executed a document in which she attempted to repudiate her prior consent to the adoption. The trial court adjudged this to be a personal appearance by her. However, she did not actually appear and took no part in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wright v. HicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Glendinning v. McComasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Coleman v. WaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Ellis v. WoodsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Steeves v. SinclairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Strickland v. Foundation Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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