Kirsheman v. Paulin

The sole question presented is whether the children of an heir designated as such under Section 10503-12, General Code, and who died prior to the execution of the last will and testament of the designator possess a right of inheritance from the latter under Sections 10503-4 and 10504-49, General Code, thereby enabling them to maintain an action to contest the will of the designator.

It is the claim of the plaintiffs that a designated heir stands toward the designator as his child under the statute of descent and distribution (Section 10503-4 [1], General Code), inherits from the designator the…