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SMITH v. CANADA

No. 6763.

305 A.2d 521 (1973)

Trina D. SMITH, a minor, by her mother, Karen Canada, Appellant, v. Dorothea CANADA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 8, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clement Theodore Cooper, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and PAIR, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an action for custody of a minor child, Trina D. Smith, brought by her mother, Karen Canada, against appellee (defendant) Dorothea Canada. The child had lived with appellee virtually since birth. Custody of the child was awarded to appellee. In so doing the trial court wrote a persuasive memorandum opinion accompanied by an order dated May 11, 1972. Thereafter, on July 18, 1972, appellant filed a motion to vacate that order invoking Super.Ct.Civ...

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