Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Children's Aid Society v. Gard
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1949No. Appeal, 48PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Maxey,
In habeas corpus proceedings the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County awarded custody of a female child, Betty Jean Tuttle, to the Children’s Aid Society of that county. On appeal, the Superior Court reversed the judgment and awarded the child to Mr. ánd Mrs. W. Russell Gard, who have had custody of the child since June 28, 1945.
The child was born out of wedlock on January 19, 1944. Her mother, being unable to care for her, placed her in the Rosalia Foundling Asylum in Pittsburgh where she remained until May, 1945, at which time the Society requested the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davies Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Verser v. FordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- In Re Custody of Minor Children of RosenthalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- New York Foundling Hospital v. GattiSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Manning v. ManningSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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3Cited by98 opinions
- In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In Re Custody of HernandezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Albright v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. FettersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Stapleton v. Dauphin County Child Care ServiceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. GrahamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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