Raymond C. Byers v. Guinevere E. Byers

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents two matters, one procedural-jurisdictional, the other substantive. Both arise from the narrow question of whether, under the one peculiar contingency described in the grandfather’s will, and which occurred, the illegitimate grandson (Raymond) is entitled to share with his legitimate half-sister (Guinevere) as remainderman on the termination of the life estate of their aged, but living, father (Clifford),

The procedural-jurisdictional question has been raised by us for the Court below assumed jurisdiction and neither of the parties there or here…