Foster v. Myers
Oregon Supreme Court
From Clackamas: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. In the matter of the petition of Anna Foster for the custody of Loreta Hoag, committed to the custody of Hattie Myers.
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From Clackamas: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. In the matter of the petition of Anna Foster for the custody of Loreta Hoag, committed to the custody of Hattie Myers. Loreta Hoag, having been abandoned by appellant, her mother, who was unable to care for her, was, upon the petition of respondent, duly adjudged by the county court of Clackamas County sitting as judge of the juvenile court, to be an abandoned child, and was committed to the custody of the respondent. Subsequently appellant, having remarried, applied to the judge of the county court to have the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
1. In our opinion chapter 34 of the Laws of 1907 (Sections 4406-4424, L. O. L. inclusive), providing for the creation of juvenile courts and prescribing the practice therein, is, in so far as it relates to those subjects, complete in itself, and the general statutes relating to appeals from the county courts have no application. Section 18 declares that “this act shall be liberally construed to the end that its purpose may be carried out; to wit, that the care, custody and discipline of a child shall approximate, as near as may be, that which should be given by its parents.” This purpose…
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