Blacklaws v. Milne

Citations

• 82 Ill. 505

Syllabus

<p>1. Descents—illegitimate children. It is a rule of construction that, prima facie, the term “children” means lawful children, and the statute of descents, by which the property of an intestate is made to descend to and among the children and their descendants, has reference to lawful children only, and does not do away with the common law rule, which prevents illegitimate children from inheriting anything.</p> <p>2. Prior to the adoption of the statute of 1872, illegitimate children could inherit from their mother only in case she was unmarried.</p>