Epstein v. Mesher’s Empirical Analysis
333 F.2d 152 · 1964
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
June 1967
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Most-quoted passages
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“We need not and do not decide whether the statutory method of adoption is exclusive, or whether the doctrine of equitable adoption also prevails in the District of Columbia, because under either, Mrs. Epstein must fail: there was no promise or contract to adopt which would support her equitable adoption theory and, admittedly, there was no statutory adoption.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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