Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 25, 1940No. Record No. 2317PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.

*357The lower court awarded the custody of twins, four years of age, to the Children’s Bureau of the city of Norfolk. Julia Rogers, contending that she is entitled to the care and custody of these infants, prosecutes this appeal. She assigns three errors to the ruling of the trial court: (1) That the children were not “neglected and dependent;” (2) that the uncontradicted evidence discloses that her right to the custody of the children is superior to the right of the Commonwealth; and (3) that no court in Virginia has jurisdiction to determine the issue presented.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  2. Sheehy v. SheehySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1936
  3. Martin v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  4. State-Planters Bank & Trust Co. of Richmond v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  5. Wilson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kessel v. LeavittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Helton v. CrawleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  3. Naylor v. NaylorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
  4. Krakow v. Department of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  5. Falco v. GrillsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968

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