Ekendahl v. Topol

This is an adoption proceeding with a decree in favor of petitioners from which the natural mother seeks to appeal. A motion was made in this court to dismiss the appeal on the ground that no appeal lies from an adoption decree. The motion was taken with the case and decision on it is vital.

The common notion appears to be' that there is no right to a review of a decree of adoption. In Meyers v. Meyers, 32 Ill. App. 189, the action of the circuit court dismissing a mother’s appeal in an adoption proceeding was - approved on authority of People ex rel. Fullerton v. Gilbert, 115 Ill. 59, and the…