Allen v. Morgan

Assuming but not deciding that the contract between the Allens and the Morgans was signed by the respective parties with knowledge of who the other parties were, or that under the circumstances the contract was binding without such knowledge, the big question in this ease is what questions the court lias before it in an adoption proceeding, and what are its functions and powers. The Allens contend that a binding contract of adoption was made and that it is irrevocable and that it cannot be avoided by a showing of duress to which they were not parties. This contention may have been valid…