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McELHANEY v. CHIPMAN

647 S.W.2d 643 (1982)

R.L. McELHANEY and Marjorie McElhaney, Appellants, v. Hershel B. CHIPMAN and Irene S. Chipman, Appellees. In re Custody of Chad Jason CHIPMAN and Gannon Sanford Chipman.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied March 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Causey, Memphis, for appellants.

Roger G. Millar, Ripley, for appellees.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 14, 1983.

CRAWFORD, Judge.

This case involves the sensitive issue of the award of custody to the paternal grandparents of two minor children whose parents were killed in an automobile accident. The children's maternal grandparents have appealed the Trial Court's dismissal of their motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

Charles S. Chipman and Vicki McElhaney Chipman, husband and...

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