Whitney v. Birdsong

Head, Presiding Justice.

Alfred R. Whitney filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus against Mrs. Georgia M. Birdsong and J. M. Birdsong, alleging that the defendants had illegally detained his minor daughter, Georgia Whitney. After a hearing, Honorable Samuel J. Boykin, Judge of the Superior Court of the Coweta Circuit, on December 13, 1960, awarded custody of the child to the defendants, and the exception is to this judgment. The defendants in error have filed their motion in this court to dismiss the bill of exceptions on the ground that a consideration of the evidence will be necessary to…