Ocean City Association v. McCormick.

JOHN BURR et al., appellants,

บ.

SARAH E. CARTER et al., respondents.

On appeal from a decree advised by Vice-Chancellor Bird, whose opinion is reported in Carter v. Burr, 1 Dick. Ch. Rep. 134.

PER CURIAM.

The decree is affirmed, for the reasons given in the court of chancery.

For affirmance-THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, DEPUE, DIXON, GARRISON, MAGIE, REED, SCUDDER, VAN SYCKEL, BROWN, CLEMENT, SMITH-11.

For reversal-None.

OCEAN CITY ASSOCIATION, appellant,

v.

WILLIAM MCCORMICK et al., respondents.

On appeal from a decree advised by Vice-Chancellor Bird, whose opinion is reported in McCormick v. Ocean City Association, 18 Stew. Eq. 561.

Mr. David J. Pancoast, for the appellant.

Mr. John F. Harned, for the respondents.

PER CURIAM.

Decree affirmed, for the reasons given in the court of chancery.

47a 599: 49 123

47b 599

49 123

Church of the Holy Communion v. Paterson Extension R. R. Co.

For affirmance-THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, DEPUE, DIXON, GARRISON, MAGIE, Reed, Scudder, VAN SYCKEL, BROWN, CLEMENT, SMITH, WHITAKER-12.

For reversal-None.

RECTOR &C. CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION, appellants,

47 600 51 353

v.

PATERSON EXTENSION RAILROAD COMPANY, respondent.

On appeal from an order of the chancellor, whose opinion is reported in 1 Dick. Ch. Rep. 372.

Mr. Joseph D. Bedle, for the appellants.

Mr. John W. Taylor and Mr. John W. Griggs, for the respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The order is affirmed, for the reasons given by the chancellor.

For affirmance-THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, DEPUE, DIXON, GARRISON, MAGIE, REED, SCUDDER, VAN SYCKEL, BROWN, CLEMENT, SMITH, WHITAKER-12.

For reversal-None.

Partridge v. Partridge.

FANNY A. PARTRIDGE, appellant,

V.

GEORGE PARTRIDGE et al., respondents.

On appeal from an order advised by Vice-Chancellor Van Fleet, whose opinion is reported in 1 Dick. Ch. Rep. 434.

Mr. Louis Hood, for the appellant.

Mr. Theodore Runyon, for the respondents.

PER CURIAM.

The order below is affirmed, for the reasons given in the court of chancery.

For affirmance-THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, DEPUE, DIXON, GARRISON, MAGIE, REED, VAN SYCKEL, BROWN, CLEMENT, SMITH, WHITAKER-11.

For reversal-None.

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47 601

65 387

INDEX.

A.

ABANDONMENT-See ADOPTION OF CHILDREN, 2, 3.

PAGE.

ABUTTING OWNERS-See SIDEWALKS; STREETS AND HIGH-
WAYS, 7.

ACCIDENT AND MISTAKE-See CONVEYANCE, 6; ESTOPPEL, 2-4.

ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING--See EXECUTORS AND AD-
MINISTRATORS, 2, 3, 5; WILLS, 17, 18.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-See CONVEYANCE, 4.
ACTIONS-See JURISDICTION; PROMISE, 1.

ADMINISTRATORS-See EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN-Consent.-1. Under our statute pro-
viding for the adoption of children, the written consent of parents
is requisite, as well when the child is under the age of fourteen years
as afterwards. WINANS v. LUPPIE................................

2.

3.

Abandonment.--Under the statute above mentioned, a parent
may be deemed to have abandoned his child, so as to render his writ-
ten consent to the adoption of the child unnecessary, when his con-
duct has evinced a settled purpose to forego all parental duties and
relinquish all parental claims to the child. Id................................

When such an abandonment has taken place, and in consequence
thereof the child has formed new ties and entered upon a new station
in life, so that the resumption of parental claims would seriously
jeopardize the child's happiness and welfare, the abandonment may
lawfully be deemed irrevocable. Id.............

ADVANCEMENTS-See WILLS, 15, 16.

AFFINITY-See RELATIONS.

AMENDMENTS-See DECREE; ORPHANS COURT, 1, 2.

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