HENDRY, Judge.
On February 2, 1971, the appellant filed in the trial court a petition to re-open the administration of the Estate of Will Paul Bateman. Appellant is a cousin of the decedent, and he seeks to claim a legacy under the will of $5,000 in cash and certain watches. However, the terms of the will provided that the bequest, if the same were not claimed in writing from the executor within eight months of the testator's death, would lapse.
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