Columbus Bank & Trust Co. v. Jones

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

The court did not err in overruling the general demurrer. Petitions setting up a case of virtual adoption upon somewhat similar facts have been discussed in a number of cases decided by this court. The rights of petitioner under the facts alleged were discussed at length in Crawford v. Wilson, 139 Ga. 765 (78 S. E. 30, 44 L. R. A. (N. S.) 773). In that case it was said in part: “The authorities very generally establish the proposition that a parol obligation by a person to adopt the child of another as his own, accompanied by a virtual though' not a…