Legal Opinion

Brown v. Jenks

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 7, 1946No. 6 Div. 417PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the equity court overruling the demurrer to the bill of complaint. The bill was filed by a divorced wife against her former husband and seeks the custody of their five year old boy.

The bill alleges that the divorce decree was rendered by the court wherein the present proceedings were instituted and that the respondent, who now has the custody of the child, refuses to allow complainant to visit the child or have his custody. The bill further avers .that the complainant “is a woman of good moral character, fit and qualified to have the care…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Sparkman v. SparkmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  3. Bridges v. BridgesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. Hammac v. HammacSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  5. Decker v. DeckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DevineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Evans v. EvansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  3. Easterling v. CatonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  4. Blankenship v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  5. Cleckley v. CleckleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1948

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