240Lineal ancestor may be heir in preference to collateral persons claiming through him

240 Lineal ancestor may be heir in preference to collateral persons claiming through him Every lineal ancestor shall be capable of being heir to any of his issue; and in every case where there is no issue of the purchaser his nearest lineal ancestor shall be his heir in preference to any person who would have been entitled to inherit either by tracing his descent through such lineal ancestor or in consequence of there being no descendant of such lineal ancestor; so that the father shall be preferred to a brother or sister and a more remote lineal ancestor to any of his issue other than a nearer lineal ancestor or his issue. No. 3754 s. 241.