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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Estate of JAMES WILLIAMS, Deceased.
    [No. 18,381;
    decided March 18, 1898.]
    Identity of Name—Presumption of Identity of Person.—It will be presumed that a petitioner for distribution of the estate of a decedent is the son of a legatee named in the will, when it is proved that the name of the petitioner’s father is the same as that of the legatee.
    Declarations of Deceased—Proof of Relationship.—The declarations of a person in his lifetime concerning his own family are admissible, in probate proceedings, to prove that he was the brother of the testator.
    Death—Presumption from Absence.—After the lapse of seven years without intelligence concerning a legatee he is presumed to be dead.
    Evidence—Weight and Sufficiency.—Any competent evidence is sufficient, and makes out a prima facie case if undisputed.