Mayfield v. Cupp

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

In his petition, John Mayfield averred that he is the illegitimate son of Howard Cupp, Sr., and Nancy Mayfield, and claimed damages equal to the entire estate of Cupp under an agreement made in 1875, in which he promised the plaintiff’s mother that, in consideration of the dismissal of bastardy proceedings, which she had instituted against him in the Clay county court, he would assist in supporting and educating* plaintiff during his minority and would bequeath him all of his estate of every kind which he owned at the-time of his death.…