ELLER v. MATTHEWS

20956.

216 Ga. 315 (1960)

116 S.E.2d 235

ELLER et al. v. MATTHEWS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 8, 1960.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hicks & Henderson, G. Robert Howard, J. Douglas Henderson, for plaintiffs in error.

Allen, Duncan & Ford, Russell A. Ford, Sr., Vernon W. Duncan, contra.


QUILLIAN, Justice.

1. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking custody of minor children, which alleges that such children are in the custody of the defendant; that the defendants are not fit or proper persons, that the children are deprived of proper clothing and sufficient food, that they have been cruelly beaten, and that the petitioner fears bodily harm will be done unless they are restored to the custody of the petitioner, sets out a cause of action for...

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