Estate of Silva

Alex Silva, in his will dated April 26th, 1916, gave and bequeathed all of his property to Mary J. Silva, his wife. He died on December 10th, 1925. On January 25th, 1926, the will was admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to Mary J. Silva. On November 12, 1926, and within one year after the will was probated, Nicolasa Valenzuela, formerly Nicolasa Silva, and Alex Silva, Jr., illegitimate children of deceased, filed a contest against the will alleging that it had been invalidated by chapter 114, Laws of 1921, entitled:

“An act declaring every child to be the legitimate child of…