Bower v. Lunney

This suit involves the right of the complainant Mary A. Bower to inherit the estate of her alleged father Thomas J. Donahue, who died intestate on December 22nd, 1938, a resident of Knoxville. Mrs. Bower claims to be his legitimate child by Anna Kirk. If so, she takes his estate; if not, it passes to his nephew the defendant Dan Donahue, as his nearest of kin.

The Chancellor found the overwhelming weight of the testimony was in complainant’s favor. The defendants Ellen Lunney, administratrix, and Dan Donahue, have appealed and jointly assign errors on such holding and questioning the…