· 6/17/1924
Wiswell v. Simpson
Citations
- 313 Ill. 49
- 144 N.E. 463
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “the adoption statute creates a statutory proceeding unknown at common law,” requiring the court to “strictly construe the statute in favor of the rights of biological parents”
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