FORD v. LITTON

No. 44899.

211 So.2d 871 (1968)

Allen FORD v. Katherine W. LITTON et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander, Feduccia & Alexander, Cleveland, for appellant.

John S. Throop, Jr., Water Valley, for appellees.


ROBERTSON, Justice.

On February 17, 1967, Katherine W. Litton, maternal grandmother, and Robert L. Litton, step-grandfather, filed a petition for adoption of Katherine Lee Ford, a minor three and one-half years old. The mother, Carol Ford Watson, joined in the petition and consented to the adoption. Allen Ford, the 21-year-old father of the child sought to be adopted, was made a defendant.

Chancellor William H. Anderson of the Eighteenth Chancery Court District...

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