EDWARDS v. JOHNSON

35212.

244 Ga. 467 (1979)

260 S.E.2d 864

EDWARDS et al. v. JOHNSON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Fred Ivester, for appellants.

Donald F. Defoor, for appellees.


JORDAN, Justice.

This is an appeal in a habeas corpus proceeding from an order awarding custody of a minor child to appellees, the natural parents of the child.

On March 1, 1979, appellees signed a consent for adoption of their baby born January 29, 1979, by the appellants. Thereafter, on March 5, 1979, appellants filed a petition for adoption and secured an order awarding temporary custody to the appellants.

On March 6, 1979, the appellees revoked...

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