THORNBERRY v. TIMMONS


406 S.W.2d 151 (1966)

Nancy THORNBERRY et al., Appellants, v. Mary Jo TIMMONS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Dysard, Dysard, Johnson & Welch, William B. Arthur, Ashland, Joseph J. Baronzzi, Lisbon, Ohio, for appellants.

C. B. Creech, Ashland, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Appellee Mary Jo Timmons, whose mother died in 1948, was adopted in 1950 by a great aunt. In 1963 her maternal grandfather died intestate, leaving as his descendants several children and grandchildren in addition to Mary Jo. In this action for a declaration of rights the circuit court entered judgment declaring that Mary Jo was not barred by the adoption from inheriting a share of her grandfather's estate. The other descendants of the grandfather...

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