Guardianship of Mary v. Henry
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeals from Lee District Court — Hon. J. M. Casey, Judge. The first cause stated is a proceeding to annul and set aside the appointment of the appellant as guardian of the minors Mary and Maggie Lally. The second is a suit in equity to annul and set aside the articles of adoption whereby James and Mary Sullivan, the appellants, hold possession of the minor Lizzie Lally.
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Appeals from Lee District Court — Hon. J. M. Casey, Judge. The first cause stated is a proceeding to annul and set aside the appointment of the appellant as guardian of the minors Mary and Maggie Lally. The second is a suit in equity to annul and set aside the articles of adoption whereby James and Mary Sullivan, the appellants, hold possession of the minor Lizzie Lally. The court below ordered the children turned over temporarily to their father, Michael Lally, and continued the cause for final determination. From this order both the guardian and James and Mary Sullivan appeal. Both causes…
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
March 10, 1890, Nellie Fitz Henry was appointed and qualified as guardian of the minors, Mary Lally, aged six years, and Maggie Lally, aged four years, on the grounds that Michael Lally, their father, had abandoned them; that he was an habitual *51drunkard, and an unfit person to have the control and custody of said children. On the same day Lizzie Lally, then two years old, and a daughter of said Michael Lally, was adopted by James Sullivan and Mary Sullivan, his wife. Articles of adoption were duly filed for record, being signed by James and Mary Sullivan and the mayor of Keokuk, where said…
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