Bryant v. Cameron

473 So.2d 174 (1985)

Michael P. BRYANT and Patricia Bryant

v.

Mary Francis CAMERON.

No. 54689.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 17, 1985.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1985.

David Oliver, Gulfport, for appellants.

Gerald A. Dickerson, Lucedale, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

As it did of the chancellor below, this case calls for our exercise of solomonic wisdom without regard to whether we possess it, as a child is contested for by her natural mother and would be adopting parents.

Our law provides a procedure whereby such children may…