Crutcher's Heirs v. Tilford

MILLIKEN, Judge.. This, is an appeal from a declaratory judgment determining who is. to receive the property of Hattie Parker Crutcher, a Negro, who died intestate leaving an estate of .$13,126.01. Hattie was the illegitimate daughter of Delilah Parker, deceased.

The main problem arises through the fact that Delilah, the mother of Hattie, was also an illegitimate child. Delilah was the daughter of Lewis and Malinda (or Lucinda) King who, although unmarried,, bore Delilah and five other children. Lewis King, however, had been legally married to Mary King prior to his relationship with Malinda,…