Legal Opinion

Bishop v. Gibson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1924No. 4000PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

This is a habeas-corpus case in which C. A. Bishop seeks to recover possession of his child, J. C. Bishop, of the age of five and a half years, of J. J. Gibson, the child’s grandfather, and J. II. Gibson, an uncle, who refuse to deliver the custody of the child to the plaintiff. In his answer J. J. Gibson admits that the child is in his custody and control at his residence in Haber-sham County. J. J. Gibson also avers that the plaintiff is not a proper person for the custody of the child; that the plaintiff has mistreated the child, and has objected to his receiving proper moral and spiritual…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. BraggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  2. Weathersby v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Brooks v. IsabelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. West v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  2. Butts v. GriffithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939

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