IN RE ESTATE OF DUSSELL


145 N.J. Super. 363 (1976)

367 A.2d 1188

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD J. DUSSELL, SR., DECEASED. DENNIS DUSSELL, APPELLANT, v. MARY JANE DOUGHERTY, RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Maressa, Daidone & Wade, attorneys for appellant (Mr. Sal B. Daidone on the brief).

Messrs. Avena and Hendren, attorneys for respondent (Mr. James R. Hendren on the brief).

Before Judges LYNCH, MILMED and ANTELL.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LYNCH, P.J.A.D.

Dennis Dussell, a child born out of wedlock to Winona "Dussell" and Leonard J. Dussell, Sr., deceased, appeals from a judgment which held that since his parents never married, N.J.S.A. 3A:4-7 did not entitle Dennis to share by intestate succession in the estate of his putative father or to receive letters of administration for that estate. The trial judge also rejected his contention that N.J.S.A...

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