Zinn's Administrator v. Brown

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

In the latter part of April, 1926, Dr. W. J. Zinn died intestate and a resident of Grant county. He was about 94 years of age and a bachelor. He resided on a small farm, containing about 55 acres, distanced some 5 or 6 miles from Williamstown, the county seat of the county. His only heirs were some nieces and nephews, or descendants of any of them who may have died. Under our inheritance statute (Ky. Stats, secs. 4281'al et seq.) the estate would be divided into five parts, each part being represented by a deceased brother or sister of decedent.…