Rahn v. Hamilton

1. There can be no legal adoption of a minor child (or adult person) in this State, except as provided in the Civil Code of 1910, §§ 3016 et seq. Accordingly, where the granduncle of the plaintiff and of her brother (plaintiff in another suit) asked their mother, “Do you mean for me to have those children?” and the mother replied, “Yes. sir, I do,” and the uncle said, “Don’t you never fret nor worry about these little children; never no more. I will be a father for those children; they are my own children, my own flesh and blood;” and he said, “As far as that goes, I will die by it. . .…