In re the Estate of Faber

In the summer of 1946, Max Faber executed his last will and testament. At that time, he had but one child, Adell, a girl of about two. He died four years later, but, in the interval, another daughter, Sandra, was born. The will made provision for his wife and Adell, but not for the after-born child. However, about a month after her birth, the father took out a $5,000 policy of insurance for her benefit. A little later, he altered that policy to include Adell as co-beneficiary and changed $24,000 worth of other insurance — taken out over the years — likewise to designate both Sandra and Adell…