DOWNS v. WORTMAN

26805.

228 Ga. 315 (1971)

185 S.E.2d 387

DOWNS et al. v. WORTMAN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey A. Monroe, for appellants.

Hutcheson, Kilpatrick, Watson, Crumbley & Brown, Lee Hutcheson, for appellees.


NICHOLS, Justice.

This appeal arises from a habeas corpus case wherein the natural parents of an infant sought to recover parental custody of their child after signing a contract consenting to the adoption of such child. After hearing evidence the trial court awarded custody of the child to the natural parents. The appellants are the prospective adoptive parents.

The evidence adduced upon the hearing showed that the infant's mother was offered her plane fare...

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