CARLEY v. LEWIS

No. A96A0423.

472 S.E.2d 109 (1996)

221 Ga. App. 540

CARLEY v. LEWIS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

May 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Wilbanks, Archer D. Smith, III, Atlanta, for appellant.

Walter E. Van Heiningen, Thomasville, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

In this case, we decide whether a parent's allegations as set forth in a petition to regain custody of a child from a third party were sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We find that the petition was sufficient and therefore reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Constwilla Lewis intervened in a divorce action between her son and daughter-in-law, Barbara Carley, seeking...

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