MITCHELL v. HARDWICK

22937

297 S.C. 48 (1988)

374 S.E.2d 681

Joseph MITCHELL, Appellant v. Ophilia Eady HARDWICK and Sylvia Eady, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., Ridgeland, for appellant.

Darrell Thomas Johnson and Cornelius J. Riley, Hardeeville, for respondents.


Heard Oct. 17, 1988.

Decided Dec. 12, 1988.

TOAL, Justice:

This case involves the right of an illegitimate child to inherit from his father.

Hue Eady died intestate on July 18, 1975. At the time of his death, Mr. Eady owned several parcels of land in Jasper County totalling approximately 130 acres. Surviving him as heirs at law were two adopted daughters. In August 1984, appellant, Joseph Mitchell, petitioned the lower court for the partition...

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