Case Name: In re ADOPTION OF (Involuntary Termination of) Patty Ann BRANDL et al. Appeal of Dorothy BRANDL
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1975-07-07
Citations: 462 Pa. 180
Docket Number: Appeal No. 52
Parties: In re ADOPTION OF (Involuntary Termination of) Patty Ann BRANDL et al. Appeal of Dorothy BRANDL.
Judges: Before JONES, C. J., and EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 462
Pages: 180–181

Head Matter:
339 A.2d 759
In re ADOPTION OF (Involuntary Termination of) Patty Ann BRANDL et al. Appeal of Dorothy BRANDL.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Oct. 11, 1974.
Decided July 7, 1975.
Richard E. Myers, Greensburg, Ronald C. Makoski, Alex E. Echard, Floyd R. Warren, Westmoreland Legal Services, Inc., Greensburg, for appellant.
Joseph K. Bonidy, Greensburg, William B. Ball, Joseph G. Skelly, Harrisburg, for appellee.
Before JONES, C. J., and EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
Decree vacated and case remanded for an evidentiary hearing and to make appropriate findings of facts after ascertaining the competency of Dorothy Brandi and to establish a current record and ascertain the preferences of the children. A guardian ad litem is to be appointed for Dorothy Brandi.
MANDERINO, J., filed a dissenting opinion.