In re the Estate of Lines

The petitioner here claims the decedent’s 1958 automobile to be his by reason of a gift causa mortis; and asks that the administrator be directed to execute and deliver the registration certificate to him.

The decedent, a widower 62 years of age, died intestate on September 17, 1958. His distributees are a brother and a niece with whom he had, at best, but casual relations during the later years of his life. He. made his home with a brother-in-law, Charles H. McEvoy, the petitioner here, following the death of his wife and until his death. This covered a period of about 9 years. There is some…