ocr: (Naturally our question is about class gifts!): Ifa class gift to children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, or the like, is contained in a will, there are two rules of construction that are used to determine when the minimum membership in the class is ascertained. Please tell me ifl am stating the first rule correctiy: "In the absence of any applicable lapse statute, the class can decrease until the death of the testator by the deaths of possible members of the class prior to that time. - - LUL L - JL JUL JULULLUL E LULUULLLLUUUUL - ULLULULUL -L dDDDCEDED0c0000r - - - JULULLUL - HHUULUU F ...