North Pacific Presbyterian Board of Missions v. Ah Won
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from a decision of the circuit court for the county of Multnomah, rendered in proceedings had under the Act of the legislative assembly of this State, entitled :,AnAct to confer certain powers upon certain benevolent or charitable corporations incorporated under the laws of Oregon, in relation to the control and disposition of homeless, neglected or abused children, ” approved February 25, 1889. It appears that the said proceedings were instituted on the twelfth day…
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Appeal from a decision of the circuit court for the county of Multnomah, rendered in proceedings had under the Act of the legislative assembly of this State, entitled :,AnAct to confer certain powers upon certain benevolent or charitable corporations incorporated under the laws of Oregon, in relation to the control and disposition of homeless, neglected or abused children, ” approved February 25, 1889. It appears that the said proceedings were instituted on the twelfth day of June, 1889, by the filing of a petition, on behalf of the Woman’s North Pacific Presbyterian Board of Missions, for…
1Opinion of the Court
Thayer, 0. J.
Two questions are presented for con- , ¿deration on this appeal. First, whether the decision of circuit courts, in matters arising under the Act approved. Feb. 25, 1889, which confers authority upon certain benevolent or charitable corporations incorporated under the laws of this State, to receive, control and dispose of minor children in certain cases, are reviewable on appeal to this court. Second, whether the decision rendered by the circuit court herein, under the facts and circumstances of the case, was a proper disposition of the two Chinese children m question.
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- Pittman v. PittmanOregon Supreme Court · 1869
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