Boyd v. Brown

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

The trial court ruled that appellant, James Harris Boyd, had no right to share equally with his half brother and his three half sisters in certain real estate—hence this appeal. The factual background is summarized below.

James Thomas Boyd and his wife, Mary Etta, were the parents of one son and three daughters, named respectively: William Bentley Boyd, Clara Lillian Rowe, Etta Blanche Eifling, and Minnie Lucy Brown. We will at times hereafter refer to these as the four heirs. Appellant was the son of the said James Thomas Boyd by a former wife. James Thomas Boyd…