Abrams v. Wheeler
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a final decree entered in the Jefferson County Probate Court naming Ethel Banks as the sole surviving heir to the estate of the late James Cohill. Della Rena Abrams, Cohill's illegitimate daughter, appeals. We reverse.
James Cohill died intestate in Jefferson County on 17 March 1981, having had no children by his marriage to the late Addie Cohill. Cohill was survived, however, by his illegitimate child, Della Rena Abrams.
Although Cohill never filed a declaration of paternity, or married the appellant's mother, he did recognize Abrams as his own and from time to time…
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