Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Pierce
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1963No. 9756PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice.
Orville Y. and Norma W. Wilson filed a petition for the adoption of Linda Lee Wilson, a child who will be five years old November 15, 1963. The child’s mother, Ruth Eleanor Pierce, filed objections and also invoked the aid of habeas corpus to obtain custody. After plenary trial the court found that the child was deserted and abandoned by its mother when placed with the Wilsons; that she had led them to believe that the arrangement would be permanent; that it was for the best interests of the child that she be adopted by them, and granted the adoption. Objector, Mrs. Pierce,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Walton v. Koffman Et Ux.Utah Supreme Court · 1946
- Nokes v. Continental Mining & Milling Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1957
- Child v. ChildUtah Supreme Court · 1958
- In Re Adoption of D____Utah Supreme Court · 1953
- In Re Adoption of WaltonUtah Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of HallowayUtah Supreme Court · 1986
- In Re Adoption of Baby Boy DoeUtah Supreme Court · 1986
- Robertson v. HutchisonUtah Supreme Court · 1977
- Jacklin v. DudleyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
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