In re the Estate of Lord

Harry G. Herman S.

In this accounting proceeding the court is required to determine whether it will entertain at this time a proceeding to construe the will in order to determine whether a child adopted by a son of testator some three years prior to the date of the will, and the descendants of such adopted child, are “ lineal descendants ” of the testator within the intendment of the will. The construction was requested by one of the respondents by a cross petition, and an answer has been inter*8posed to the cross petition alleging facts designed to establish that a construction at this time is…