Helms v. Cook
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Hamilton Circuit Court; Meade Vestal, Judge. Action by Daisy Cook against Lucy Helms and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.
Everett Cox died intestate in Hamilton County, Indiana, the owner of 200 acres of real estate in said county, subject to a life estate in 120 acres thereof in his father, Richard F. Cox, who has since died. Everett Cox was never married, and left surviving him no legitimate children.
Appellee claims to be the illegitimate child of Everett Cox, acknowledged by him during his life to be his own child, and hence entitled to inherit his estate under §3000 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 288. Her complaint is in two paragraphs in the first of which she alleges that she is the owner in fee and entitled to…
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