IN RE MATTHEWS


319 S.W.2d 69 (1958)

In re Allen Eugene MATTHEWS.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ely & Ely, Knoxville, for petitioners.

Bess Blake, Nashville, for Department of Public Welfare.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Miller seek to adopt a three year old infant, Allen Eugene Matthews. A former decree of the Chancellor sustaining a motion to dismiss the adoption petition was reversed by this Court and the cause remanded for further appropriate proceedings. That opinion is reported in 203 Tenn. 161, 310 S.W.2d 185.

Upon the remand, the Tennessee Department...

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