Lutheran Social Service, Inc. v. Farris

483 S.W.2d 693 (1972)

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE, INC., et al., Appellants,

v.

Dr. Edward T. FARRIS et ux., Appellees.

No. 11856.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

June 21, 1972.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1972.

Coffee, Ritter & Goldston, Donald N. Goldston, Austin, for appellants.

Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, Tom H. Davis, Terry L. Weldon, Austin, for appellees.

SHANNON, Justice.

The issue is whether Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. article 46a requires, as a prerequisite to adoption, that agency consent be obtained. We so hold.

The appellees, Dr. Edward T. Farris and his wife, Helen Williams Farris, filed…