Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harry v. Eastridge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 1953No. Appeal, 138PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Allen M. Stearns,
Marie A. Harry, relatrix, appeals from an order of the Superior Court reversing the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County and awarding custody of her minor children, Kathleen Marie Harry and Patricia *174Ann Harry, to the respondents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Eastridge.
The history of this litigation begins with the filing of a petition for adoption of these children by Mr. and Mrs. Eastridge in the Orphans’ Court of Lackawanna County. The petitioners in that proceeding predicated their right to adopt upon the fact of abandonment by the natural mother for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. GrahamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Davies Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Susko Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williams v. PriceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Helen Frances Young's AdoptionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Albright v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. FettersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Rinker AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Jones AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- In Re Adoption of FarabelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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