Bergman v. Carson

Plaintiff, Peter Bergman, Jr., seeks to establish his status as an adopted son of Peter Bergman, Sr., deceased. The trial court found for plaintiff and a decree was entered awarding him the status of an adopted son and his share as an heir of the decedent.

Plaintiff brought an action at law in the probate court to establish his right to inherit as an illegitimate child of deceased. Subsequently, by way of amendment, he filed his petition asking that he be adjudged an adopted son of deceased, that an adoption by estoppel be recognized by the court, and that the defendants, grandchildren of…