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HANCOCK et al. v. LEWIS et al.

27940.Supreme Court of Georgia.ARGUED MAY 15, 1973.
DECIDED MAY 24, 1973.

HAWES, Justice.

This is a child custody case which originated in the form of a habeas corpus proceeding before the Ordinary of Berrien County as provided for

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in Code § 50-103. From an adverse decision before the court of ordinary, appellant filed a direct appeal to this court. This is not provided for in the Constitution of this State. For jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, see Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. IV (Code Ann. § 2-3704). No jurisdiction appearing in the Constitution for a direct appeal from a court of ordinary in habeas corpus cases to this court, it follows that this appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal dismissed. All the Justices concur.

ARGUED MAY 15, 1973 — DECIDED MAY 24, 1973.
Habeas corpus. Berrien Court of Ordinary. Before Judge Webb.

William Waugh Turner, III, for appellants.

Jack Knight, for appellees.

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