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PORTER v. CHESTER

17528.

208 Ga. 309 (1951)

66 S.E.2d 729

PORTER v. CHESTER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 10, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Stanford Willis, for plaintiff.

Foley, Chappell, Kelly & Champion, for defendant.

HAWKINS, Justice.

Donald Porter instituted a writ of habeas corpus in Chattahoochee Superior Court on March 13, 1951, against Elizabeth Chester (formerly Elizabeth Porter), seeking to recover custody of their nine-year-old daughter, Sandra Lee Porter. The petition alleged that the plaintiff was entitled to custody of the minor child by virtue of a decree from the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida, dated March 10, 1947, which awarded full custody and control of...

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