In Re the Will of Samson

The will of J. Melvin Samson, who died in 1929, gave the residue of his estate to “ my next of kin * * * according to the statute for the distribution of the effects of persons dying intestate.” He left him surviving no widow, descendant, brother or sister. A brother and a sister had predeceased him, leaving issue, and the only collaterals remaining as next of kin were two nieces, daughters of the deceased sister, and eight grandnephews and grandnieces, sons and daughters of three deceased nieces who were daughters of the deceased brother. The Surrogate divided the estate into two equal…