Blackwell v. Bowman

The question presented in this case is: Does a designated heir, under Section 10503-12, General Code, who is also the illegitimate son of the declarant, inherit through as well as from the declarant and thus become entitled to contest the will of a 'brother of the declarant, who died after declarant’s death? .

The Court of Common Pleas was of the opinion that designee could not inherit from such brother through declarant by reason of the designation of heir, but that he could so inherit through declarant because delarant’s brother was designee’s blood uncle.

The Court of Appeals rejected that…