Garnier v. Racivitch

FRUGB, Justice.

Mrs. Claire Brownell Garnier, who, in a divorce proceeding against her husband, Dr. William V. Garnier, had been awarded custody of their minor daughter, Sally Dean Brownell Garnier, appearing in her own name and as tutrix and adoptive mother of the child, applied for and obtained a judgment on-September 18, 1947, changing the name of the daughter to Sally Dean Brownell. On April 8, 1949, Dr. Garnier who neither joined in nor was made a party to this proceeding, became apprised for the first time of the existence of the judgment and áppealed devolutively from that portion of…