Fletcher v. Persall

BLAIR, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether a child ad'opted under the provisions of title 3 of the Revised Statutes of 1925 has the right of inheritance from the collateral kin of the adopting parent.

Appellant Mrs. Flora M. Fletcher was legally adopted by Robert W. and Belle Mitchell, husband and wife, who died leaving no other child or children. Robert W. Mitchell predeceased his brother, T. J. Mitchell, a single man, who died intestate, leaving surviving him as next of kin appellee, Mrs. Julia A. Per-sall, a sister of half blood. The trial court held that the adopted child…