Harrison v. Ivarsson

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a petition to vacate and set aside a decree of adoption.

The petitioners, E. K. Harrison and Jane W. Harrison, are the step-grandfather and paternal grandmother, respectively, of Victoria Harrison, a minor, nine years of age at the commencement of this action. Edward M. Harrison, the father of the minor, died October 8, 1951, leaving an estate to Victoria now valued in excess of $2 million. In 1952, the minor’s mother, then Julianne Vance Harrison, married Karl Roy Ivarsson, the respondent in this appeal.

By reason of a final decree entered in the Superior…