Pinckney v. Warren

TOAL, Chief Justice:

D & S Development (“D & S”) appeals the Master-inEquity’s decision that it does not have an interest in the property sold to it by James L. Pinckney, Jr. (a/k/a “Scrappy Pinckney”). The Master found Scrappy Pinckney did not have a valid interest in the property he sold to D & S because he was illegitimate and, therefore, not his father’s heir at law. We affirm the decision of the Master.

Factual/Procedural Background

Scrappy Pinckney was born on April 19, 1927. He is the son of James Leonard Pinckney and Maggie Richardson. In 1954, James Leonard Pinckney died intestate,…