HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellant filed a petition or bill of complaint in the Circuit Court for Washington County, seeking a declaration that she is the legitimate daughter of John Franklin Coleman, deceased, and entitled to his estate to the exclusion of his brother and three sisters who would take otherwise. The chancellor sustained a demurrer to, and dismissed, the petition and petitioner appealed.
The petition makes these...
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