Hull v. Collins

*455Brown, J.

If Arling Hull had survived his aunt, Flora D. Ries, who died intestate December 4, 1949, he would have been one of her heirs at law. Fie did not survive her but he left a daughter who did. She is Laverne Hull Barfknecht, the interested defendant and respondent here. An order of the county court recognized her as one of Flora D. Ries’ heirs at law and another order assigned to her an undivided one fourth of the residue of Mrs. Ries’ estate. The appellant from both orders is Mrs. Ries’ nephew whose share, as an heir at law, is diminished by reason of Laverne’s participation in the…