Statute 59-615: Devise or bequest to spouse or relative who predeceases
testator; "issue" defined.
(a) If a devise or bequest is made to a spouse or to any relative by
lineal descent or within the sixth degree, whether by blood or adoption,
and such spouse or relative dies before the testator, leaving issue who
survive the testator, such issue shall take the same estate which said
devisee or legatee would have taken if he or she had survived, unless a different
disposition is made or required by the will.
(b) As used in this section or as used in any will executed on or after
July 1, 1973, unless the provisions of such will specifically provide to
the contrary, the term "issue" means offspring, progeny or lineal
descendants, by blood or adoption, in whatever degree.
History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 51; L. 1968, ch. 339, §
1; L. 1969, ch. 279, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 226, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 230, § 1;
July 1.