Somerville v. Randall

FISHER, Associate Judge:

This appeal requires us to explore the laws of intestate succession that applied in 1979. Concluding that there are unresolved issues of material fact, we reverse the order granting summary judgment to the appellee and remand for further proceedings.

I

Appellants Lawrence M. Somerville, Jr., and Lakia M. Somerville, brother and sister, brought this suit to quiet title to a residence located on Rock Creek Church Road. Barnie James Elliott, appellants’ maternal great grandfather, acquired the property in 1949. He married Cora Reeder Brooks Elliott in 1957, and they lived…