Biss v. PARRISH

Petitioner brought this proceeding to obtain a determination that one of the bequests of the will of the decedent, Delia Chocktoot Biss, had been adeemed by reason of the extinction of the subject matter of the bequest. Petitioner is the son of decedent and would take the money given by the will as the residuary legatee if it is held that the bequest fails. The persons named in the bequest were petitioner and grandchildren of decedent. The latter have opposed the petition. The trial court held that the bequest had not been adeemed. The petitioner appeals.

The bequest claimed to have been…