SAMPLES v. ALEWINE

21497.

217 Ga. 669 (1962)

124 S.E.2d 394

SAMPLES v. ALEWINE, formerly SAMPLES.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boller & Yow, D. Field Yow, Jay M. Sawilowsky, for plaintiff in error.

Jeff D. Curry, Henry J. Heffernan, contra.


GRICE, Justice.

The issue here is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to modify its prior award of custody as to the minor children of the parties.

On June 16, 1960, in a suit by Ferdinand Samples against Carolyn Dixon Samples in the Superior Court of Richmond County, he was awarded a divorce and custody of their two children.

Subsequently, on August 10, 1961, the mother, Carolyn Dixon Alewine, formerly Samples, the defendant in the action above...

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