Legal Opinion

Yancey v. Watson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1961No. 21313Published

1Opinion of the Court

217 Ga. 215 (1961)

121 S.E.2d 772

YANCEY

v.

WATSON et al.

21313.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted July 11, 1961.

Decided September 7, 1961.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1961.

Myers & Fortson, Warren C. Fortson, for plaintiff in error.

Smith & Undercofler, Hiram K. Undercofler, D. Warner Wells, contra.

ALMAND, Justice.

The judgment under review is one remanding the custody of the petitioner's four year old daughter to her maternal grandparents in a habeas corpus suit.

Tom Yancey, Jr., on March 6, 1961, brought an action of habeas corpus seeking custody of his four year old child against George and…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miller v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  2. Waldrup v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Bond v. NorwoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Sturkie v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  5. Looney v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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