BOUGUS v. SMITH

22235.

219 Ga. 493 (1963)

133 S.E.2d 13

BOUGUS v. SMITH et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Rary, Robert L. Mitchell, for plaintiff in error.

Davis & Stringer, Thomas O. Davis, contra.


CANDLER, Justice.

Code § 74-108 provides six ways in which parental control of a minor child may be lost, one of which is by voluntary contract releasing such right to another. See Bond v. Norwood, 195 Ga. 383 (24 S.E.2d 289); and Waldrup v. Crane, 203 Ga. 388 (46 S.E.2d 919). In this case the judge was fully authorized to find from the evidence that the plaintiff mother voluntarily gave and delivered custody of the child involved (a fifteen...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases