Hendrix v. Hunter

I dissent from the judgment of reversal and from all of the rulings of the majority except the ruling in division 1 of the opinion.

The contract between the mother and the adopting parents is void as being against public policy. I do not agree that the contract was made by the mother primarily for the benefit of the child. I think the exact opposite is true and to me it is too obvious to require debate. The consideration in Savannah Bank & Trust Co. v. Hanley, 208 Ga. 34 (65 S. E. 2d 26) flowed to the mother. Monetary consideration to a mother, or its equivalent, which forms the basis of an…