Westbrook v. Elder

Plaintiff filed a bill to have herself declared to be the sole heir at law of Rachel Blair Mitchell, deceased; the sole owner of all her property, real and. personal, subject to her debts and the expenses of administering her estate; reform an adoption agreement by which it was claimed Rachel Blair Mitchell adopted plaintiff, and cut off the rights of those who would otherwise be the heirs of decedent. Prom a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s mother, April 7, 1907, entered into a written contract with Rachel Blair Mitchell and her husband, a copy of which appears in the…