SHOEMAKER APPEAL


396 Pa. 378 (1959)

Shoemaker Appeal.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Pritchard, with him Davis & Pritchard, for appellants.

Edward J. Fox, Jr., with him Fox and Oldt, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and McBRIDE, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, July 2, 1959:

Erica Lewis, a minor, now seven years of age, was born on March 31, 1952, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the child of Helen Lewis. Helen Lewis had never been married, and the identity of the child's father is unknown. On August 7, 1953, Helen Lewis purchased a home in Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County. On December 8, 1958, Helen Lewis was hospitalized, and Erica was placed with Helen's consent in the custody...

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