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SIMONS ET UX v. SMITH

229 Or. 277 (1961)

366 P.2d 875

SIMONS ET UX v. SMITH

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reversed with instructions December 13, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Nelson, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

George F. Rakestraw, Redmond, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, WARNER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN and LUSK, Justices.

REVERSED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

GOODWIN, J.

Gerald L. Smith, the father of two girls, appeals from a decree which granted, over his timely objection, a petition by his former wife and her present husband to adopt the Smith children.

1, 2. As a general proposition, the law protects the natural rights of parents. Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510, 534-35, 45 S.Ct. 571, 69 L Ed 1070, 39 ALR 468 (1924) (dictum...

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