Rothman v. Gillett

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to determine heirship. A Mrs. Alice McMullen died, leaving a sizable part of her estate to pass by the statutes of descent and distribution.

Of important blood kinship, Mrs. Mc-Mullen left as her heirs a half brother, Walter Coggeshall, and a natural son of a full sister, the appellant Lloyd J. Roth-man. However, Elizabeth E. Gillett and Norman J. Felder, deceased, were the adopted children of a full sister of Mrs. McMullen; and Mrs. Winifred Mercedes Watson and Mrs. Mildred Crichet were the adopted children of another full sister.

Since proceedings incident…