Sale v. Leachman

I express no opinion as to Division 1 of the majority opinion since under my construction of the adoption statute, hereinafter set forth, it is not necessary to reach the question of whether the father’s failure to comply with the court order to make payments for the support of his children was wanton or wilful.

“In construing a statute, the spirit of the enactment should be considered and construction should be made in accordance therewith ; and the courts are not controlled by the literal meaning of the language of the statute. The spirit or the. intention of the law prevails over the…