In Re Estate of McKay

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is an action to determine the right of an illegitimate child to inherit by intestate succession from an alleged paternal grandparent.

The essential facts are not in dispute. Elizabeth McKay, the decedent whose estate is involved in this litigation, died intestate on November 30, 1965. The decedent was survived by four sons and one daughter who, together with the administrator of her estate, are the appellants herein. One son, Hubert McKay preceded Elizabeth McKay in death. Hubert was born May 29, 1897, and died October 21, 1918. He was…