In Re Estate of Tilliski

Sarah A. Martin, appellee, is the daughter of Mary E. Tilliski. In the year 1900 Sarah was legally adopted by T. J. and Sarah Armstrong by decree duly entered in the county court of Williamson county. Mary E. Tilliski died October 9, 1940, leaving her surviving her husband, August Tilliski, Sarah A. Martin, the daughter, Daisy Walton, a sister, and Sarah Kaesberg, a niece. The adoptive parents of Sarah A. Martin died previous to the death of her natural mother, and from them she inherited property.

The sole issue for determination is whether appellee, being an adopted child, can inherit a…