PARISH v. STEVENS

No. 45481.

228 So.2d 607 (1969)

Alice S. PARISH and Mattie L. Parish v. Joseph O. STEVENS and Mildred Cooper Stevens.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prewitt, Bullard, Braddock & Vance, Vicksburg, for appellants.

Clements & Clements, Rolling Fork, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

This is an adoption proceeding. The father and mother of Cynthia Ann Stevens and Joseph Richard Stevens were killed in an automobile accident. Their paternal grandparents sought to adopt these minor children by petition in the Chancery Court of Sharkey County, Mississippi. Their maternal grandmother had been previously appointed their guardian and she objected to the adoption proceedings. The case was tried and...

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