Colpitt v. Cheatham

WILLIAMS, Justice.

This case originated in the county court in connection with the probate of the will of Frank Cheatham, wherein the court adjudged that Hugh Cheatham, who was born out of wedlock to Frank Cheatham and a woman whom he never married, had been legitimated by the said Frank Cheatham pursuant to the terms of 10 O.S.1951 § 55; and that Hugh Cheatham had been omitted from the will of Frank Cheatham and was therefore entitled to inherit a portion of Frank Cheatham’s estate under the statutes of descent and distribution.

The district court, on appeal, affirmed the order of the county…