Legal Opinion
Mize v. Sims
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1974No. 9615PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Judge.
Equitable adoption proceeding wherein plaintiff Robert Lee Mize was decreed to be the adopted child and lawful heir of Charles Otis Petty, deceased. Mildred Sims, decedent’s daughter, individually and as administratrix of her father’s estate, has lodged this appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the decree. We affirm.
Plaintiff was born the son of Orbert Mize during her marriage to Fred Mize and as near as we can determine was born in 1950 or 1951. Charles O. Petty died in May of 1970 and plaintiff’s mother died a few days thereafter. Trial was held in…
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