Legal Opinion
Ball v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1951No. 39623PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Presented by this appeal for consideration is the matter of the adoption of a female child born in the City of New Orleans on November 19, 1947.
Twenty-four days after such birth (December 13, 1947) the 31 year old unmarried mother, Wilma Annabel Campbell, executed a notarial act by which she formally surrendered unto the Protestant Home for Babies of New Orleans (and it accepted) the full legal care, custody, control and possession of the child. Among other things the instrument recited: “Appearer further declared that this waiver and complete surrender is executed for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Green v. PaulSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Harnischfeger Sale Corporation v. Sternberg Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Baker v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Owles v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Vicknair v. TrosclairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re Adoption of BGSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Golz v. Children's Bureau of New Orleans, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- In re J.M.P.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Elston v. Shell Oil CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Wuertz v. CraigSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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