Whipple v. McKew

The complainant claims to he the legitimate son and sole heir of Willis Whipple, deceased, and as such entitled to his whole estate, valued at $34,000.

The Chancellor and the Court of Appeals concurred in finding that complainant was the natural son of Willis Whipple, but that the latter and the mother of complainant were never married. The evidence to sustain this finding is abundant, and is conclusive upon this court.

The assignments of error are directed solely to the finding that the parents of complainant were never married.

The theory of complainant in this court seems to be that he is…