LaGRENADE v. GORDON

No. 7921SC903.

264 S.E.2d 757 (1980)

Francine LaGRENADE v. Dwight GORDON, Betsy Gordon and Robert Gordon.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

House, Blanco & Randolph by Clyde C. Randolph, Jr., and Ronald A. Matamoros, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

Wilson & Redden, by Harold R. Wilson and John W. Sherrill, Winston-Salem, for defendants-appellees.


ERWIN, Judge.

The sole question presented for review is whether plaintiff's complaint states a claim for which relief can be granted. We answer, "Yes."

The father of a minor child is its natural guardian, at common law, and his rights of control over the child is superior to that of the mother, in the absence of a court's contrary determination of custody. Tyner v. Tyner, 206 N.C. 776, 175 S.E. 144 (1934); Patrick v. Bryan, 202 N.C. 62, 162 S...

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