Application of George

DIXON, Judge.

This is the second appeal in a proceeding by the applicant, James G. George, to obtain a disclosure of the records of his adoption. The trial court has twice denied disclosure.

The sole and dispositive issue is the propriety of the trial court’s exercise of his discretionary power to open the records under § 453.120 RSMo 1978 and Application of Maples, 563 S.W.2d 760 (Mo. banc 1978).

The prior appeal in this case is reported in Application of George, 625 S.W.2d 151 (Mo.App.1981). The opinion in that ease contains a full account of the evidence on that appeal, which need not be…