Dennis v. Dennis

Mrs. Anna Bingham died in March, 1898, leaving a paper writing which was afterward sustained as her will (except that the thirteenth item -was held inoperative), and under it passed a residuary legacy to her heirs and dis-tributees. She left surviving her three brothers and one sister. Complainant also survived her, and claims to be one of her distributees and heirs.

He is an illegitimate son of Patsey Caroline Dennis, a sister of Mrs. Bingham, who died before Mrs. Bingham. The question raised is, whether this illegitimate son of the sister who died before Mrs. Bingham is entitled to take the…