Legal Opinion
Benefield v. Benefield
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1961No. 21137PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Edward Courtney Benefield (hereinafter referred to as “the father”) filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Frances Claudine Benefield (hereinafter referred to as “the mother”) seeking to recover their eight-year-old son. The father alleged: that by decree of the Superior Court of Clayton County, Georgia, dated May 20, 1958, custody of the child was awarded to him; that on April 13, 1960, the respondent mother, as a result of misrepresentations, was able to remove said child from his home; that she refused, upon his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Willingham v. WillinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Hill v. RiversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Monk v. McDanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Good v. GoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Weathersby v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Adams v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Lowery v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Bosson v. BossonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967