Harris v. Harris

J. Seaborn Holt, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Dewey Harris, and Bennie Harris were the parents of Birdie Harris, Avho was killed in an automobile collision July 11, 1954. Dewey Harris and Bennie Harris have been divorced for some eight (8) years. Their daughter, Birdie, had also been married, was divorced December 15, 1950, and was 24 years of age at the time of her death. She had no children. A damage suit following the automobile mishap, and filed by her administratrix [her mother], resulted in a recovery for Birdie’s estate of $4,000. Birdie died intestate and left no other estate.…