New York Court of Appeals, 1945

In Re the Will of Hodges

In Re the Will of Hodges
New York Court of Appeals · Decided March 1, 1945 · <italic>Per Curiam.</italic>
60 N.E.2d 540; 294 N.Y. 58; 1945 N.Y. LEXIS 830 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

In Re the Will of Hodges

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

In Hopkins v. Hopkins (202 App. Div. 606, 236 N. Y. 545) and Matter of Hall (234 App. Div. 151, 259 N. Y. 637) it was held that no statute of this State entitled an adopted child to inherit from the next of kin of its foster parents. There has been no statutory change in the law as there declared. Any extension thereof must be made by the Legislature.

The order should be affirmed, without costs.

Lehman, Ch. J., Loughran, Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Thacher and Dye, JJ., concur.

Order affirmed.

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