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CANTRELL v. TALLEY

No. 4457.

291 So.2d 462 (1974)

David Lee CANTRELL, for Adoption of William Earnest Talley, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. William Earnest TALLEY, Sr., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 12, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Kaplan, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis O. Lauve, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff, David Lee Cantrell, seeks to adopt his step-son, William Earnest Talley, Jr., who is the legitimate child of plaintiff's wife by her previous marriage to William Earnest Talley, Sr. The defendant, William E. Talley, Sr., opposes the adoption. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appealed.

The principal issue is whether the consent of the defendant father to the adoption is not necessary under LSA-R.S. 9:422.1 which reads in...

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