Lewis v. Schneider

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Respondent, the personal representative of the estate of Charles E. Schneider, appeals the trial court’s judgment entered in favor of petitioner, Connie Lewis, which declared her to be the natural child of Charles E. Schneider and therefore entitled to inherit her proportionate share of the assets of the Schneider estate. We affirm.

Vincent and Dorothy Macrander were married in 1953. At the time of the marriage, Vincent knew that Dorothy was pregnant with another man’s child. Six months later, Dorothy Macrander gave birth to Lewis. Her birth certificate indicated that…