Murphy ex rel. Schnoor v. Murphy

John A. Murphy was never married. He died February 2, 1908, seised of a quarter section of land. The defendants, Sion and Polly Ann Murphy are his parents, and but for the claim of plaintiff entitled to in*257herit the estate. The latter is the son of Anna Gehrt, nee Schnoor, who had married one Weasel, and been deserted by him, and was born out of wedlock. His claim is 'that deceased was his father and in his lifetime recognized him as his child generally and notoriously and also in writing. Whether such relationship existed need not be determined, for, as we think, the trial court rightly…