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MATTER OF LORD

36 Misc.2d 302 (1962)

In the Matter of the Will of Mally G. C. Lord, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, Westchester County.

August 2, 1962

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cravath, Swaine & Moore for petitioner. Davies, Hardy & Schenck for respondent. Smith, Ranscht & Pollock for respondent. Reynolds, Richards, Ely & La Venture for respondents. Meyer, Kissel, Matz & Seward for respondent. Edward D. Bolton, as special guardian. William V. Dillon, as special guardian.

HARRY G. HERMAN, S.

In this accounting proceeding the pleadings raise an issue as to whether or not a son who was adopted by a son of testatrix and the children of said son are included within the term "lineal descendants" as referable to the descendants of testatrix. The pleadings also raise an issue as to whether a construction of the will as including an adopted child and children of an adopted child is...

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