HANGARTNER ADOPTION CASE


407 Pa. 601 (1962)

Hangartner Adoption Case.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 21, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Jenkins, for appellant.

Joseph A.C. Girone, with him Mead S. Spurio, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN and O'BRIEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BENJAMIN R. JONES, May 21, 1962:

On this appeal from a decree of adoption entered by the County Court of Philadelphia the sole issue is the sufficiency of the evidence on this record to support the finding by the court below that the natural father of the child abandoned the child.

The seven and one-half year old child sought to be adopted is Kathleen R. Hangartner. Her natural parents are Margaret C. Hangartner, now Margaret C. White...

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