The issue raised herein is whether a person alleged to be illegitimate is entitled to the benefit of section 29 of the Decedent Estate Law, the "anti-lapse" statute, as a "child" of a legatee. By his will which has heretofore been admitted to probate, decedent bequeathed $2 to each of two brothers, his sole heirs and next of kin, similar amounts to an uncle and a nephew, and the residue to a sister who was also nominated executrix. The...
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