Robinson v. State

(after stating the case as above).

The statute provides, in effect, that if a person dies intestate, having no heirs, such estate shall escheat to and vest in the State. Article 3272, Revised Statutes; In view of the second finding to the effect that William Bradford did not die without relatives surviving him, it cannot be said he had no heirs. It follows, therefore, the State was not entitled to judgment escheating the estate of the deceased and vesting same in the State. It is true the jury also found that Richard Bradford, the ancestor of the appellants, was not a brother of William…