Lyons' Administrator v. Greenblatt

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clarke

Reversing.

This is an action under tbe Declaratory Judgment Act, (chapter 83, 1922 Acts). Its purpose is to obtain a declaration whether a judgment in a former action adjudging certain parties thereto to be tbe only heirs of Samuel Lyons deceased would be binding and protect tbe administrator and bis bondsmen if other heirs should hereafter appear and make claim against tbe administrator for a part of the estate.

It is set out in tbe petition and not denied that in addition to all of tbe known heirs (twenty in' number) bis “unknown heirs” were made…