New York Court of Appeals
Margaret E. Carpenter, as Administratrix of the Estate of Francis L. Carpenter, Deceased, Respondent v. Buffalo…
November 10, 1914213 N.Y. 101
Summary
The Court held that under New York adoption statutes the natural father of an adopted child is not a next of kin, and that the brothers and sisters of the child's adoptive mother are the proper next of kin entitled to recover damages. The judgment was affirmed.