Legal Opinion

Popham v. Spears

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1949No. 16503PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Under the act of 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 481; Code, Ann. Supp., § 27-2707), a sentence for abandonment may, in the discretion of the court, be suspended, under terms providing for the support and maintenance of a child during its minority. The right of the court to suspend the sentence is not questioned.

The plaintiff in error insists that the sentence is completed; that it was suspended upon condition that the defendant comply with the agreement, which agreement provided for the payment of $30 per month during the “time of said…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Daniel v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  2. Rollins v. Campbell (In Re Rollins)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1996

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