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Appeal of Wolf

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 23, 1888No. 365PublishedCited by 31 opinions

January Term, 1888, No. 365, E. D., Ap: peal from a decree of the Common Pleas of Lycoming County in the matter of adoption of a minor child, November Term, 1878, No. 353. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court below, by Cummin, P. J., which was as follows: On the application of Aaron Wolf, as administrator and attorney in fact of the heirs of Samuel Sankey, now deceased, a rule was granted to show cause why the decree of adoption herein should not be set…

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January Term, 1888, No. 365, E. D., Ap: peal from a decree of the Common Pleas of Lycoming County in the matter of adoption of a minor child, November Term, 1878, No. 353. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court below, by Cummin, P. J., which was as follows: On the application of Aaron Wolf, as administrator and attorney in fact of the heirs of Samuel Sankey, now deceased, a rule was granted to show cause why the decree of adoption herein should not be set aside. In October, 1878, Caroline Sankey was a minor child, aged about nine years, living in Lycoming county. Her father…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

The decree in this case is affirmed, on the opinion of the learned judge of the court below; and it is ordered that the appellant pay‘the' costs of this -appeal.

2Cited by31 opinions

  1. Blythe v. AyresCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Van Matre v. SankeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Jones v. GuyTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Cubley v. BarbeeTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  5. In Re Adoption of Duren v. HicksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947

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