Show inheritance laws lawi born in private ownership among our primitive ancestors there were no such things as a will or even inheritance by a limited number of 0 heirs because there was nothing to inherit or to will all property was community property when a man aled he simply ceased to use the common property pool and without any formalities the tha surviving members of the group grolo continued to make use of it when private ownership of things and land came to be recognized tho the governing unit village tribe or state found that it had to take some action when aman a man died leaving property it nothing were done anyone who haRp sharpened ened to bo be near or strong might seize the ownerless owne iless property even though he were a total stranger to or even an enemy of its former owner tribal concepts eon cepla of fair play came into operation and it was recognized that the dead mans man family should have first claim to his bis former belongings from this developed the customs and laws of inheritance which have taken varied and in some cases very complex forms in different parts parta of the world national geographic society bulletin |