Weinman v. Scarborough

Section 3931 of the Civil Code (1910) provides: “The following rules shall determine who are the heirs at law of a deceased person.” The first six subparagraphs make provision for the distribution of estates of deceased persons to the designated classes of relatives named therein. Subparagraph 7 provides: “In all degrees more remote than the foregoing, the paternal and maternal next of kin shall stand on an equal footing.” Subparagraph 8 provides: “ Eirst cousins stand next in degree; uncles and aunts inherit equally with cousins.” It is admitted that the distribution of the estate involved…