Poore v. . Poore

Tbe parties have misconceived tbe scope of tbe Declaratory Judgment Act, chap. 102, Public Laws 1931. It does not extend to tbe submission of a theoretical problem or a “mere abstraction.” Barton v. Grist, 193 N. C., 144, 136 S. E., 344. If it did, its validity might well be doubted. In re Cryan's Estate, 301 Pa., 386, 152 Atl., 675. It is no part of tbe function of tbe courts, in tbe exercise of tbe judicial power vested in them by the Constitution, to give advisory opinions, or to answer moot questions, or to maintain a legal bureau for those who may chance to be interested, for the time…