Mary I v. Sisters of Mercy

P- A- T-was born out of wedlock on July 16, 1946. Her mother, whose present whereabouts are unknown, authorized the commissioner of welfare of the City of Hew York to commit her, pursuant to which the commissioner committed the infant to the Angel Guardian Home, an agency conducted by the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Brooklyn, as a destitute and dependent child, and as a charge against the City of Hew York. On December 23, 1946, the Angel Guardian Home boarded out the child with Mr. and Mrs. I-. Prior thereto they executed a written application which acknowledged receipt of a copy of…