QUILLIAN, Justice.
The record shows that the defendants had made application to adopt the child and the mother had given her consent or release of custody to them. The applicant predicates his right to custody on the allegation that he is the lawful father of the child, in recognition of the law of this State that: "The mother of an illegitimate child shall be entitled to the possession of the child, unless the father shall legitimate him as before provided. Being...
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