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COPLIN v. BROADNAX

43640.

256 Ga. 291 (1986)

349 S.E.2d 748

COPLIN v. BROADNAX et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dupree & Staples, Hylton Dupree, Jr., Mark A. Johnson, A. Gregory Poole, for appellant.

Meg Tysinger Hartin, Kyle Yancey, for appellees.

WELTNER, Justice.

Cirtus Coplin sought to be declared an heir-at-law of Jasper Coplin, as his natural son and through virtual adoption. The trial court granted a summary judgment to other heirs-at-law of Jasper Coplin.

While this appeal was pending, we published the opinion in Prince v. Black, 256 Ga. 79 (344 S.E.2d 411) (1986). There we held that a child born out of wedlock may share...

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