Bausell v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1935
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1998
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Parsons v. Commonwealth · Dingus v. Commonwealth · Mohler v. Commonwealth · Steel v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“The father’s right to the possession of his three-year-old daughter, as against the right of the mother, is a qualified right to be decided by the court in a proper proceeding. This qualified right does not entitle the father to regain the custody of his child [with force and arms], so long as the child is in the possession of the mother, and is in no serious danger.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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