Kramer v. Cooper

Appellant filed a bill in the circuit court of Peoria county seeking specific performance of a contract for adoption. The bill sets out the following facts: Appellant is the daughter of Curtis and Grace Fountaine. She was born in 1905. Her mother died in 1907, leaving appellant and three other minor children. Curtis Fountaine advertised in Peoria newspapers for homes for his children. Louis and Lucinda Langenberg resided in Peoria. They had no children and were desirous of adopting a child. On their request appellant’s father let them take his daughter Edna, a sister of appellant, to live…