RIST v. TAYLOR

No. 97-200.

955 P.2d 436 (1998)

Mike RIST, Appellant (Defendant), v. James P. TAYLOR, f/k/a James Pfleeger Rouane, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg L. Goddard of Goddard, Perry & Vogel, Buffalo; and John P. LaBuda of Palmer & LaBuda, P.C., Rock Springs, for Appellant.

Cole Bormuth of Bormuth & Freeman, Cody, for Appellee.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and LEHMAN, JJ.


MACY, Justice.

Appellant Mike Rist appeals from the order which directed him to return estate property to Appellee James Taylor after the district court found that Taylor was the adopted son of James Patrick Rouane and was entitled to possess Rouane's estate by intestate succession.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

Rist presents a single issue for our review:

May an adopted child who is subsequently adopted by another adult when all...

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