In Re the Estate of Cook

Julia E. Cook died on January 13, 1980, domiciled in Washington and leaving a Washington estate. She left no spouse or descendants. This litigation is a contest between maternal and paternal heirs. The issues at trial centered on Cook's paternity. The trial court found that Wilbur Cumpston was her father. It settled her estate in Cumpston's heirs. The maternal heirs appeal. The dis-positive issue is whether the finding of paternity is correct. We affirm.

Cook was born illegitimate in Ohio in 1909. No birth certificate was issued at that time. Her mother married Wilbur Cumpston in 1911. They…