In Re McLeod's Estate

No contention is made here about the real estate, the title to which is conceded to have vested in Christina MacKenzie as next of kin immediately upon the death of Donald McLeod, and upon her death to have passed to her heirs. The only controversy relates to the personal property, and the question is whether on the death of Christina MacKenzie the personal estate passed to her personal representative or to those, including the appellants, who at the time of distribution of the personal estate stand in the relation of next of kin to the decedent. Otherwise stated, the question is whether the…