Johnson v. Harris

MILLS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal questions the entry by the Chancellor below of an order dismissing the claim of Claud L. Johnson as the illegitimate *820son and only direct heir of Robert L. Johnson, deceased.

¶ 2. Julia Major and Charles Dodds were married on February 2, 1889. While still married to Charles, but separated from him, Julia gave birth to Robert L. Johnson in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, on May 11, 1911. The father of Robert L. Johnson was one Noah Johnson.

¶ 3. Julia birthed eleven children by Charles (who later assumed the surname of Spencer) before her death in 1949. One…