Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 11, 1912PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Boan. DeKalb superior court.October 5, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
This is a contest between the father and mother of a seven-year-old boy, over his possession. The parents were married in St. Louis in 1904. After their marriage they lived in Florida, Alabama, and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1911 they came to reside in Atlanta, Georgia, and in June, 1912, the husband left for Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where Ms mother and family resided, in quest of work and health. About the same time the wife went to Montgomery, Alabama, and afterwards in the summer she went to Evergreen, Alabama, where her mother resided. On July 2, 1912, the wife filed in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Joyner v. JoynerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
3Cited by15 opinions
- Sanders v. SandersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1929
- Drake v. DrakeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Brandon v. BrandonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Christopher v. ChristopherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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