MATTER OF R. Z. F.

No. 12644.

284 N.W.2d 879 (1979)

In the Matter of R. Z. F., alleged Dependent and Neglected Child.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

November 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice C. Godtland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for respondent, State of S. D.; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.

Randolph F. Stiles of Hanson, Kaye, Stiles & Anderson, Mitchell, for appellant mother.


FOSHEIM, Justice.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of dependency and neglect and a disposition terminating appellant-mother's parental rights. We affirm.

According to the evidence, appellant was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Mitchell on July 28, 1978, and gave birth to R.Z.F. At the time of her admission, she had an odor of paint about her and had difficulty communicating. During the course of appellant's hospitalization, her nurses noticed a distinct...

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