Legal Opinion
Davis v. Coggins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1974No. 28853PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
John Robert Davis, Jr., filed an application in the nature of a writ of habeas corpus against his former wife Shiela Davis Coggins, alleging that she was illegally restraining his son Mark Allen Davis.
The evidence showed that the child was born in 1968, that the parties were divorced in February, 1972, and that custody of the child was given to the mother with reasonable visitation rights in the father. The evidence on the question of the father’s attempts to see his child was in conflict — the father testifying that he had visited his child several times and the mother…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Good v. GoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Lindsey v. LindseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Weathersby v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Barnes v. TantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Porter v. ChesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Shook v. ShookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Edwards v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Harford v. HarfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Howell v. HowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Williamson v. BrazellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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