Barra v. Dumais

OPINION

By the Court,

Pike, J.:

Petitioner Barra, as probation officer of Nye County, sought an order terminating the parental rights of the natural parents of the above named minor, then about two years of age. The petition filed May 28, 1959 alleged that both parents had neglected and refused to provide properly for the child, and that they were unfit parents. The proceedings were brought pursuant to the provisions of NRS 128.010-128.140. This is an appeal from an order dismissing the petition and ordering that the minor child be restored to his natural parents.

At the hearings on the petition…