Merrell v. . Stuart

Civil action to recover on contract, heard upon demurrer to complaint.

Plaintiff in his complaint alleges that he and defendant are residents of Madison County, North Carolina; that defendant is an attorney at law engaged in the practice of his profession in said county; that prior to 1 December, 1938, one Charley Chandler, a native and former resident of Madison County, died domiciled in Kentucky, leaving an estate of the value of about $100,000; that "Charley Chandler was the putative father of a daughter born out of wedlock, whom he recognized and regarded as his child, and for whom he had…