Bonnarens v. Klett

Defendants were the parents of Edna Klett, who was the first wife of the plaintiff, and who died April 23, 1928, when Alvin was about two weeks old. She was also survived by another child, George, who was about seven years old. Defendants allege that they took the children at the request of the father, and have since provided Alvin a home and eared for him as their own; that contrary to their wishes plaintiff took from them the older child, George; that it is for the best interest of Alvin that he remain with them. No express contract for the surrender of the father’s rights to the defendants…