Hawkins v. Merritt
California Supreme Court
APPEALS from an order of the Superior Court of Sonoma County appointing a guardian of the person of a minor and from a decree directing the issuance of letters of guardianship. Thomas C. Denny, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro and C. C. Sullivan for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtLawlor, J.
Petition by John T. Merritt for letters of guardianship of the person of Helen Anthony Hawkins, a minor. The petition was granted. George W. Hawkins, the father of the minor, contested the petition, and has taken two appeals—one from the order appointing petitioner guardian, and the other from the decree that letters of guardian ship issue to him. The record of the appeals is presented under the alternative method.
Helen Anthony Hawkins is the only child of appellant and Ethel A. Hawkins, the deceased daughter of respondent. The minor was born in 1913. Her father and mother were married in…
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