HALL V. VALLANDINGHAM
75 Md. App. 187, 540 A.2d 1162 (1988)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a judgment disinheriting adopted parties.
Appellant adult children appealed a decision that determined because of their adoption by
their adoptive father, they were not entitled to inherit from the natural uncle's estate.
FACTS: Earl Vallandingham died in 1956, survived by his wife Elizabeth and their four
children, Elizabeth married Jim Kilgore and he adopted the children. Earl's brother,
William, died childless, unmarried, and intestate in 1983. His sole heirs were his surviving
brothers and the children of brothers and sisters who predeceased him. Joe Vallandingham was
appointed personal representative of the estate and the natural children of Earl alleged
that they were entitled to a share of their natural uncle's estate that their natural father
would have inherited had he survived. The court held that those natural children were not
entitled to inherit from Earl's brother because of their adoption by their adoptive father.
They appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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