Colorado Court of Appeals April 15, 1895 (Webb v. Jackson)

Bissell, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The right to inherit property in Colorado is wholly a matter of statute. The subject of the descent and distribution of estates is controlled by legislative enactments; To determine whether, in any given case, a person is entitled to a distributive share of the decedent’s estate, the court must first consider the relationship of the claimant to the