Legal Opinion
Lackey v. Lackey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1960No. 20920PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
Lester Lackey filed suit in the Court of Ordinary of Newton County against Louise Lackey, administratrix of the estate of Flem Lackey. He alleged that he was bom in 1925. His mother was Daisy Johnson, and his putative father was Flem Lackey. When he was a baby, his mother surrendered her possession and control of him to Lackey under an oral agreement that Lackey would adopt him as his child. He was raised by Lackey as his child, but Lackey died without formally adopting him. He prayed that the court adjudge him to be an heir at law of Flem Lackey, and that he be entitled to a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Copelan v. MonfortSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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