Buttrey v. West

The adoption of children is of very remote origin. It was known to the laws of most ancient civilizations. The incidents of the relation varied according to the customs of the age and race. Those interested in the pursuit of the study are referred to the opinion of Mr. Justice Lamm, of the Supreme Court of Missouri, in Hockaday v. Lynn, 200 Mo. 456, 98 S. W. 585, 8 L. R. A. (N. S.) 117, 118 Am. St. Rep. 672, 9 Ann. Cas. 775. See, also, our own case of Abney v. DeLoach, 84 Ala. 393, 4 So. 757.

In its accepted sense, the legal status of the adopted child was not recognized by the common law of…