Legal Opinion

Griffin v. Harmon

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1926No. 16608PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. This case is controlled by the ruling of the Supreme Court in Shorter v. Williams, 74 Ga. 539, where it was held that “Where application was made for the guardianship of *41certain minors in the county where their father had lived and died, and where they were then domiciled, the court of ordinary thereby acquired jurisdiction to hear, determine, and grant letters of guardianship for their persons and property; and this jurisdiction could not be divested or rendered nugatory by the removal of the minors to the state of Alabama by their sister, and the grant of letters of guardianship to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Brandon v. BrandonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  4. Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  5. Boyd v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Morse v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
  2. McCall v. VanPoperingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  3. Walden v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  4. In Re the Custody of OrrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
  5. Potter v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929

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