ESTATE OF POPE v. HOOK

No. WD 34128.

670 S.W.2d 943 (1984)

In the ESTATE OF John Wain POPE (Deceased), Respondent, v. Michael Warren HOOK B/N/F Deborah Ann Booth, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

April 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Randall Waltz, III, Barton & Waltz, Jefferson City, for appellant.

James F. Crews, Crews, Gaw & Pyle, Tipton, for respondent.

Before SOMERVILLE, P.J., and CLARK and BERREY, JJ.


BERREY, Judge.

Michael Warren Hook, by his next friend Deborah Ann Booth, filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Morgan County, Probate Division, seeking a declaration of paternity and determination of heirship. The petition alleges that Michael, now nine years old, is the son of Deborah (a/k/a Debbie) and deceased John Wain Pope—who quite coincidentally left an estate of almost $150,000.

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