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IN RE ADOPTION OF A MINOR

No. 9410.

160 F.2d 928 (1947)

In re ADOPTION OF A MINOR.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided April 7, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Nicholas J. Chase, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Justin L. Edgerton, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Leo A. Rover, of Washington, D. C., Guardian ad litem, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

This case is here for the second time. The opinion in the first appeal is reported at 81 U.S.App.D.C. ___, 155 F.2d 870. The child involved was born March 1, 1944, and on March 7, 1944, the mother signed a consent to the adoption. The father was in naval service in the Pacific. The proposed adopters took immediate custody of the child. The mother promptly repented her consent and attempted to withdraw...

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