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JOLLY v. QUEEN

No. 29.

142 S.E.2d 592 (1965)

264 N.C. 711

Peggy Sue JOLLY, Petitioner, v. J. Wilburn QUEEN and wife, Pearl H. Queen, Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 18, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Story, Marion, for petitioner, appellant.

Walter C. Benson, Charlotte, for respondents, appellees.

SHARP, Justice.

"It is well settled law in this State, and it seems to be universally so held, that the mother of an illegitimate child is its natural guardian, and, as such, has the legal right to its custody, care and control, if a suitable person, even though others may offer more material advantages in life for the child," Browning v. Humphrey, 241 N.C. 285, 287, 84 S...

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