statutes that allow the heirs of a devisee (or legatee) who predeceases the testator to inherit what the testator had bequeathed to the deceaseddevisee (or legatee). Under common law, a bequest lapsed upon the death of the specified recipient – so that, in particular, when a parent died before the testator/grandparent, the grandchildren were disinherited.
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