Legal Opinion

Laffoon v. Hayden

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 24, 1959No. 38368PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELCH, Justice.

This action was filed by plaintiffs in district court of Grady County, Oklahoma, to set aside and vacate an order of adoption, for a writ of Habeas Corpus, ordering and directing defendants to produce in open court the two minor children of plaintiffs, and for possession and custody of said children to be given plaintiffs by order of the court.

A special appearance and denial of jurisdiction was filed by defendants, alleging that said children were non-residents of this state, and were not within the county of Grady, State of Oklahoma, at the time of the service of summons upon…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Crowell v. CrowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. In Re Adoption of Howard Clay HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  3. Rivers v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  4. Kubat v. KubatSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
  5. Arnold v. HowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Adoption of GravesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
  2. Bruce v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  3. In the Matter of Adoption of JonesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
  4. Laffoon v. HaydenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959

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