Boyd's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 46, Oct. T., 1921, by David A. Miller, guardian ad litem, from decree of O. C. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1920, No. 323, awarding distribution, in estate of James K. Boyd, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Beacom, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states tbe facts. The court dismissed exceptions to adjudication, David. A. Miller, guardian ad litem, appealed. Error assigned was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
The question to be decided on this appeal, is whether a child, adopted after the making of a will by the adopting father, has rights in his estate, similar to those of á child actually born to him after the making of a will.
Testator died December 15, 1919; his will is dated November 15, 1901, and gives his entire estate to his widow. On March 28, 1905, and February 2, 1918, by *506virtue of decrees of court, lie had adopted two minor children. When his estate came before the orphans’ court for distribution, the rights, if any, of these children, who had no guardian,…
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