Woodworth v. Cortez

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

Yrene Woodworth, appellant and plaintiff below brought a suit for declaratory relief seeking to have a conveyance of certain realty to appellee declared invalid. Appellant also sought to set aside a decree of adoption, to regain title to an automobile and to obtain injunctive relief.

In January of 1966 appellant 1 adopted appellee, then nineteen years of age and known as Maria Louisa Cortez. Following the adoption, appellee’s name was changed to Valeria Irene Woodworth.

Prior to 1966 appellee had come to live with appellant who had also raised and educated appellee’s aunt…