Legal Opinion

Latney's Appeal

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 1941No. Appeal, 117PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Yvonne Hawthorne, the illegitimate child involved in this appeal, was born on April 1, 1938 and was then placed in the custody of Mrs. Virginia Latney on the agreement of the mother to reimburse her for the cost of maintenance. On the mother’s failure to pay the agreed cost of support, Mrs. Latney on August 2, 1938 brought the child into juvenile court on an allegation of dependency. The court, after hearing, found the child dependent and ordered that she “be returned to the custody of her mother, Myrtle Hawthorne, to be placed with Mrs. Latney under the supervision of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DavenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  2. Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  3. In re BortSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  4. In Re Custody of Minor Children of RosenthalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Moritz v. GarnhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gifford v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Gwiszcz AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williams v. PriceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Oelberman Adoption CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kreiling v. KreilingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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