German v. Johnson

Mobley, Chief Justice.

Julia Strickland Johnson German brought an action in the nature of habeas corpus in DeKalb Superior Court, seeking to obtain legal custody of her minor daughter, whose custody had been given to the father, Jack Benjamin Johnson, in a divorce proceeding between the parties. Mrs. Charlsie Johnson, the paternal grandmother, was joined as defendant.

After hearing evidence, the trial judge found that the father had established residence in Texas prior to the institution of the action, and sustained the father’s plea to the jurisdiction of the court. The motion to dismiss Mrs.…