Burdette v. Crump

PATTERSON, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

Robert Burdette appeals from a final decree of the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Panola County, wherein Barbara Jean Crump was adjudged the sole lawful heir of Gregory Wayne Carter, Deceased.

Elizabeth Carter was the mother of Barbara Jean Crump and Gregory Wayne Carter, both of whom were born out of wedlock to different fathers. Although subsequently married, Elizabeth had no other children. She died in March 1980.

Gregory Wayne Carter was born March 30, 1957, and died June 6, 1980, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.…