Ball v. Campbell

McCALEB, Justice,

This matter comes to us on appeal from the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans to review a judgment denying appellants’ petition for adoption of an infant child which had been placed and still is in their care and custody. The mother of the child has moved to dismiss the appeal, which is labelled a suspensive appeal, insofar as it may maintain appellants’ custody of the child during pendency of the cause here.

The pertinent facts are that the unwed mother (mover herein) executed a notarial act, in accordance with Act No. 91 of 1942, surrendering the child to the…