Lucas v. Handcock

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

This appeal comes to us in the wake of Trimble v. Gordon, 430 U.S. 762, 97 S.Ct. 1459, 52 L. Ed. 2d 31 (1977). Odell Lucas, appellant herein, claims to be an heir of Luther Lucas, who died intestate at the age of 86 in St. Francis County on November 11, 1976. Appellant asserts that he was the illegitimate son of Herman Lucas, who predeceased his father Luther. Therefore, appellant contends that he is entitled to inherit from Luther in spite of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 61-141 (Repl. 1971), which he asserts is unconstitutional under Trimble v. Gordon, supra. Because we agree…