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LUCAS v. HANDCOCK

No. 78-314.

583 S.W.2d 491 (1979)

Odell LUCAS, Appellant, v. Agnes HANDCOCK, Administratrix, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharpe & Morledge, Forrest City, for appellant.

Knox Kinney, Forrest City, for appellee.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

This appeal comes to us in the wake of Trimble v. Gordon, 430 U.S. 762, 97 S.Ct. 1459, 52 L.Ed.2d 31 (1977). Odell Lucas, appellant herein, claims to be an heir of Luther Lucas, who died intestate at the age of 86 in St. Francis County on November 11, 1976. Appellant asserts that he was the illegitimate son of Herman Lucas, who predeceased his father Luther. Therefore, appellant contends that he is entitled...

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