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KING v. COM.

Record No. 781347.

269 S.E.2d 793 (1980)

Ida L. KING and Essie Lawson v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

August 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell H. Roberts, Fredericksburg (Roberts, Crosley, Haley & Ashby, Fredericksburg, on brief), for appellants.

Joseph B. Obenshain, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., Robert P. Kyle, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ.

HARRISON, Justice.

The court below decreed that the estate of Carrie M. Golden, deceased, escheat to the Commonwealth. The decedent, who died intestate on June 5, 1975, was the illegitimate daughter of Martha Golden and John Lawson. It was determined that her only possible heir was William Lawson, her putative father's brother. The appellants here are the heirs of William Lawson who died during the pendency of this proceeding.

The escheator of the City of...

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