In Re Fahlman

This is a matter before the court upon an appeal from an order of adoption made in the above-entitled matter, whereby the petition of Walter S. Joy and Annia Joy, his wife, for the adoption of said minor, was granted.

The transcript shows that on or about September, 1924, the father of said minor, Carl E. Fahlman, died in the county of Merced, state of California, leaving said minor daughter of the age of ten years. After the death of said Carl E. Fahlman, F. 0. Burlin and Sophia Burlin, maternal grandparents of said minor, applied to the superior court of the county of Merced for letters of guardianship of the person and estate of said minor. At about the same time Oscar Fahlman, a brother of said Carl Fahlman, deceased, applied to the same court for letters of guardianship. The two petitions for letters of guardianship for said minor came on for hearing in said superior court in the month of October, 1924, and the hearing of said petitions was regularly continued from time to time until about April 27, 1925. On the latter date, Walter S. Joy and Annia Joy, his wife, filed a pétition in the superior court of Merced County seeking an order of said court permitting their adoption…