CRUTCHER'S HEIRS v. TILFORD


269 S.W.2d 227 (1954)

CRUTCHER'S HEIRS et al. v. TILFORD et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 25, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Byrd, Ottawa, Kan., for appellants.

Thomas H. Young, Louisville, Elmer Drake, and Virgil Fowler, Lexington, for appellees.


MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment determining who is to receive the property of Hattie Parker Crutcher, a Negro, who died intestate leaving an estate of $13,126.01. Hattie was the illegitimate daughter of Delilah Parker, deceased.

The main problem arises through the fact that Delilah, the mother of Hattie, was also an illegitimate child. Delilah was the daughter of Lewis and Malinda (or Lucinda) King who, although unmarried, bore...

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