Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Carpenter v. Carpenter

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1959No. Appeal, No. 43PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

TMs is a habeas corpus action in the Court of Common Pleas of DaupMn County, brought by Jean S. Carpenter, relator appellee, against her husband, Robert . B. Carpenter, and his father and mother, Ray Luther Carpenter and Hilda Mae Carpenter, respondent appellants, to determine the custody of her minor children, Debra Louise Carpenter, and Harold Allen Carpenter. The court below awarded custody to the mother, and the father and paternal grandparents instituted tMs appeal.

Jean S. Carpenter and Robert B. Carpenter, each, at the time of the hearing, 24 years of age, were…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. McNamee v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Keller v. KellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lamberson v. BatykoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Haller v. HannaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gates v. GatesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Augustine v. AugustineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Logue v. LogueSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Rainford v. CirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Staunton v. AustinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Staunton v. AustinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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