Arciero v. Hager

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This appeal presents the question whether appellant, who was adopted in New York in 1946 by his stepfather and his natural mother, may inherit from his great-uncle by blood on his paternal side. The great-uncle died intestate in Kentucky on November 4, 1959. The lower court adjudged that appellant could not inherit from the great-uncle, hence this appeal.

The parties recognize that but for the adoption the appellant would inherit from his great-uncle pursuant to KRS 391.030. It is further conceded that had there been no change in the adoption statutes of Kentucky since…