D'Ippolito Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

Decedent was sometime before 1921 married to a Frank Costanzo, Shortly after the birth of a child to *543the couple in 1921, Costanzo deserted her. The child subsequently died. Costanzo has not been seen or heard from by anyone since about 1921. In 1927 decedent entered into a meretricious relationship with appellant. Several attempts were made to locate Costanzo: inquiry where a relative of his was supposed to be living, inquiry in the Poconos where Costanzo was supposed to have a place of business, and inquiry of the parish priest who also fruitlessly sought him.…