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Jackson v. Russell

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 3, 1951No. Gen. 9,738PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

On April 19, 1950, Emmett Jackson and his wife, Edith Jackson, petitioned the county court of Macon county for the adoption of their granddaughter, Lucille Bussell. Lucille was born in December 1946, and was the daughter of Mrs. Jackson’s son by a former marriage, Emery Earl Bussell, and his wife, Geraldine Bussell. The county court denied the petition for adoption, but on its own motion the little girl was made a ward of that court, and committed to the care and custody of the petitioners, and the Chief Juvenile Probation…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Keal v. RhydderckIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Hill v. AllabaughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948
  3. Harmon v. StarbodyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
  4. People ex rel. O'Connor v. ColeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In Re Petition to Adopt CechAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  2. In Re JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  3. In Re Adoption of BurtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  4. Shuman v. ShumanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  5. In Re Petition of SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972

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