Miller v. Miller Ex Rel. Miller

PALMORE, Judge.

This is an action brought by the guardian of an illegitimate child to enforce a promise allegedly made by the father (now deceased) to will certain real and personal property to the child. The original complaint, asserted only against the father’s heirs at law, being three legitimate children, demanded specific performance or, alternatively, recovery of damages in the amount of $55,000 as the value of the property embraced within the alleged promise. Upon intervention by the administrator of the decedent’s estate as a party defendant the complaint was amended to include him in…