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COOPER v. HINRICHS

No. 33950.

10 Ill.2d 269 (1957)

140 N.E.2d 293

DWAYNE COOPER et al., Appellants, v. JOAN HINRICHS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 24, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PEDDERSON, MENZIMER, CARL & CONDE, of Rockford, (L.W. MENZIMER, and DALE F. CONDE, of counsel,) for appellants.

RUSSELL J. GOLDMAN, of Rockford, for appellee Joan Hinrichs, and RAPHAEL E. YALDEN, of Rockford, for appellee Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockford.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

This cause is heard on petition for leave to appeal filed by plaintiffs, Dwayne Cooper and Iva Cooper, from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the county court's denial of their petition for adoption of the twin daughters of defendant, Joan Hinrichs.

The primary inquiry presented on this appeal is whether section 4-2 of the Adoption Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap...

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