Mathias Ex Rel. Estate of Boynton v. Clark Ex Rel. Estate of Boynton

STILWELL, J.:

Janice Taylor Clark, the illegitimate daughter of Henry Taylor, appeals the circuit court’s decision that the remainder devise to the “child or children” of Taylor in Item I of Gordon Boynton’s will did not include illegitimate children. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Boynton died testate in 1954, devising a life estate in an 860 acre farm to Taylor with the remainder to Taylor’s child or children and a contingent remainder to Boynton’s heirs at law should Taylor die without children. Taylor died in 1995 with Clark as his only issue. On December 6, 2000, Ervin Mathias, as…