Heirich V. Howe

Mrs. Grace Evelyn Heirich and her husband, E. W. Heirich (appellants), both residents of the State of California, filed their petition in the district court of San Miguel County, New Mexico, on October 31, 1944, to adopt one Dorothy Elizabeth Howe. Marjorie Rickard Howe (appellee) a resident of San Miguel County and State of New Mexico, on November 14, 1944, prayed the Court leave to intervene, setting forth that her petition is pending and was pending prior to the one filed by appellants. By leave of court, appellee instituted her protest, alleging among other things, that appellants were not residents of this State and prayed that their petition be denied.