Hickey v. Bell

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

Appellants allege that it was error for the superior court judge not to sign a decree of adoption after appellants’ petition for adoption had been heard and approved by a master acting for the court.

In a report dated October 16, 1961 the master, after hearing, reported to the superior court for the Third Judicial District, recommending that appellants’ petition to adopt Margo Bell be granted. Margo was appellants’ granddaughter, the issue of a marriage between appellants’ daughter and appellee which had been dissolved by divorce in 1955.

On October 24, 1961 appellee…