Legal Opinion
McDuffee v. Rehm
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 11, 1961No. 48712PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.
This action was brought in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County on November 19, 1958, to annul a decree of adoption of a minor child rendered in the juvenile division of that court on April 12, 1956. The petitioners, husband and wife, are the adoptive parents and the respondent is the duly appointed guardian ad litem of said child. The trial court, on motion of the guardian ad litem, dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted. Petitioners appealed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, where the judgment of the trial court was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. StullSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- Coonradt v. SailorsTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- In re the Abrogation of the Adoption Proceedings of McDevittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In Re Adoption of Zartman v. AlfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. ThornbroughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Allen v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
- Roy Williams v. Mary Ann Williams (Formerly Walker), Individually and in the Official Capacity as Lawrence County Welfare Department Case WorkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Delancy v. KerrMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re K. W. S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1963
- In Re Adoption of B J.H.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
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