Alston v. Thomas

John Thomas and Lillian Thomas, his wife', filed a bill of complaint against Thomas Alston and his unnamed infant child for the purpose of obtaining a decree which would adjudge the infant Alston to be the adopted child of the complainants, and change the name of the infant to John Thomas. Thomas Alston, the father, filed an answer, and the cause went to trial before' the chancellor, who, after hearing the witnesses, awarded the permanent care and custody of the infant to- the plaintiffs, but reserved the matter of the adoption of the infant and the proposed change of his name for further…