In re the Will of Robinson

Collins, S.

In this proceeding for construction of decedent’s will the court is asked to determine whether a child born after the making of the will is entitled to an intestate share in the estate pursuant to section 26 of the Decedent Estate Law. It is conceded that, the child is neither provided for nor in any way mentioned in the will. At the hearing before the Surrogate oral evidence was introduced to establish that decedent purchased a policy of insurance upon his own life payable to his widow in trust for the child, that decedent purchased Government bonds which were issued in the…