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Holmes v. SandersHolmes v. Sanders

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Nov 23, 1955
522
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Pee CuRIAm.

Upon the facts found by the court, supported ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‍by sufficient competent evidence, the judgment from which appeal is taken is accordant with the well settled principle ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‍in North Carolina that in matters pertaining to their custody, the welfare of children is “the polar star ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‍by which the discretion of the courts is to be guided,” In re Lewis, 88 N.C. 31; Finley v. Sapp, 238 N.C. ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‍114, 76 S.E. 350, and cases cited. *172 See also Atkinson v. Downing, 175 N.C. 244, 95 S.E. 487, where custody of a child ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‍awarded to a grandparent was not disturbed on appeal.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Holmes v. Sanders
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Nov 23, 1955
Citations: 243 N.C. 171; 90 S.E.2d 382; 1955 N.C. LEXIS 566; 522
Docket Number: 522
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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