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KOVACS v. BREWER

No. 200.

356 U.S. 604 (1958)

78 S.Ct. 963

2 L.Ed.2d 1008

KOVACS v. BREWER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Haimoff argued the cause for petitioner. On the brief was Harris B. Steinberg.

No appearance for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

On January 17, 1951, a New York court granted George Brewer, Jr., a decree of divorce from his wife, now Aida Kovacs. Custody of their five-year-old daughter, Jane, was awarded to George Brewer, Sr., the paternal grandfather, pending discharge of Brewer, Jr., from the Navy. As contemplated by the decree, the grandfather removed the child to his home in North Carolina where...

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