Rivers v. Rivers

THOMAS, Justice.

The appeal is by a guardian ad litem of a minor. The guardian ad litem makes preliminary suggestion' that there was a suit pending at the time the instant petition was filed involving the validity of the adoption proceedings that culminated in a decree of adoption after the death of the petitioner (in the adoption proceedings), Mr. Rivers.

The prior equity suit by some of the heirs of Mr. Rivers against his widow and the minor child, the cestui que trust in this petition and subject of the petition for adoption, was to secure a judicial declaration of the effect of such alleged…