COCKRELL v. WOODS


528 S.W.2d 206 (1975)

Carleen Anderson COCKRELL, Appellant, v. Mr. and Mrs. Earl WOODS, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leech, Hardin & Knolton, Columbia, for appellant.

Shelton, Lawwell & DuBois, Columbia, for appellees.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the County Court of Maury County appointing appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Woods, custodial guardians of their granddaughter, Stacey Michelle Woods, age nine. Appellant, who is the natural mother of Stacey Woods insists that the county court does not have jurisdiction to appoint a custodial guardian for a minor child where, as in this case, there exists a previous award of custody of the...

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