In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Joseph Thorne, Deceased. May Thorne Brantingham, Appellant v. Eunice E…

Summary

The Court affirmed the dismissal of the appellant's petition to intervene, holding that the 1863 private adoption was not authorized by statute and therefore the appellant was not a legally adopted child with standing. The saving clause of the 1873 adoption act was interpreted to apply only to adoptions under charitable society statutes, not private agreements.