Basey v. Estate of Sowers

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a claim against a decedent’s estate filed by the guardian (also natural mother) of an illegitimate child of the decedent in reliance on Ind. Ann. Stat. § 3-629 (Burns 1968 Repl.), IC 1971, 31-4-1-7, which is set out in the margin.1 The court’s entries which are the basis of this appeal follow:

*539“FINDING OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW

“This is a claim against the Estate of Howard B. Sowers brought on behalf of Howard Sowers, Jr., the claim having been filed in Hamilton Circuit Court on October 27, 1970. The claim was asserted for support of Howard…