CARLTON v. PAXTON

Record No. 0887-90-3.

415 S.E.2d 600 (1992)

Richard CARLTON v. William Lewis PAXTON, Jr. and Angela Paxton.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing En Banc Granted May 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence A. Mann, Lexington, for appellant.

J. Gregory Mooney, Covington (Collins, Crackel & Mooney, on brief), for appellee William Lewis Paxton, Jr.

No brief or argument for appellee Angela Paxton.

Present: BARROW, BRAY and ELDER, JJ.


ELDER, Judge.

Richard Carlton, the natural father of Carrie Lee Carlton Paxton (Carrie), appeals from a decision of the Circuit Court for the County of Alleghany dismissing his bill of complaint. With his bill of complaint, appellant had sought to vacate a final adoption order granting William Lewis Paxton's petition to adopt Carrie.1 We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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