Kilgrow v. Kilgrow
Supreme Court of Alabama
107 So.2d 885 (Ala. 1958)
Relevant factsFree
Jack Kilgrow (plaintiff) and Christine Kilgrow (defendant), married with a seven-year-old daughter, disagreed over the child's schooling because of their differing religious beliefs — Christine wanted public school and threatened to prevent Jack from sending their daughter to his preferred religious school. Jack sought and obtained a restraining order from the trial court preventing Christine's interference, arguing it served the child's best interests; Christine appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a court of equity has inherent jurisdiction to resolve a dispute between married parents regarding the school that their minor child should attend when there is no question concerning custody of the child.