Quintrall v. Goldsmith

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the county court: namely, plaintiff in error as '“caveatrix” or by name; defendants in error as “proponents”; and the. decedent Loretta Wiltse as “testatrix” or by name. :>■■■•■ ■ i=--

This is a case of first impression in Colorado, and though several matters are involved, the primary question is whether a child adopted by two successive sets of parents has a legal right to inherit from the first adoptive parents.

Caveatrix Nadene Fowler Quintrall was born May 6, 1927! Her original name was Helen Jean Thieman. On August 16, 1927, Arthur E. and…