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Lewis v. Louisville & Jefferson County Children's Home

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 11, 1949PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Clay, Commissioner

— Affirming.

Appellants seek by this suit to adopt an infant girl who is now about a year and a half old. Appellee, Louisville and Jefferson County Children’s Home, to whom the child had been committed by court order, objected to this adoption and prayed for custody of the child. The Chancellor dismissed appellants’ petition, and adjudged that they surrender the child to the Home.

Appellants, husband and wife, live on a small farm near Buechel, which they rent. They are in their thirties, and have two boys of their own, aged 13 and 8, respectively. For…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McKinney v. QuertermousCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  2. McGary v. Children's AgencyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Child Welfare v. JarboeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  2. Matter of RobertsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Kantorowicz v. ReamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  4. Commonwealth, Department of Child Welfare v. JarboeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971

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