Caujolle v. . Ferrie.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Surrogate's grant of letters of administration to the respondent, holding that he is the legitimate child of the intestate and therefore entitled to inherit. The court relied on the presumption of legitimacy and found the evidence insufficient to overturn it. Justice 040dissent dissented, arguing that the parents were never lawfully married and the respondent is illegitimate.