Doughty v. Stillwell

The Surrogate.

The testator having left a large residue of his personal estate undisposed of by his will, it becomes necessary on the final accounting of-the executor, *301to direct its distribution. The deceased left surviving him a widow, nephews and nieces, grand-nephews and grandnieces, and no other next of kin. The grand-nephews and grand-nieces claim a share of the residue. There being no descendant, parent, brother or sister of the testator living at the time of Ms death, it is very clear that the last clause of the third subdivision of the 79th section of the statute, relating to the…