AN AUCKLAND WILL CASE.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7737, 17 December 1890, Page 5

AN AUCKLAND WILL CASE.

, ' ' . '{>.&-)-$ ASSOb-AT-GN r Tßlii^sU_t_.3 J; ,' l AUCKLAND/ December lift A'case arising out of a will was h-ftril at the Supreme Court to-day before Mr Justice Coholly. Seme time back Mr Jo'im Probert died, leaving a 'substantial! ._<»> tune,- chiefly for Weuleyau Church phrposes. To his nephews .ho, left a sui» ;0_ , moaey to be equally divided, bu_ in .he case of one of the neph _wa tha .secuftira disputed - the ' legatee's claim to- 'the full amount' oi' his share, contend* ing that' he had pr_v-dU-ly received part",©,?'.*;. The case came before $_s Supremo Court to-day. Alfred Probers' * - Tiwma-f Buddie and others,, esecutors totrustees of the will of John Prober**, deceased, for the amount of legacy uhdar-_h« - will. There was a counter claim fo. iS7O, amount of money advanced, Mi Bdwia Hesketh appeared for the and Mr (*. E. Button" for the de.eada&ts. The question was rpally whether the Stt-8 of -8370 w_,a a gift or a loan.' The plain <ii_ wsa a nephew of the lata John P-obori, , and had received -.870, whioh. he allejjed was a gift. The counter claim waa tshe one heard, and Mr Hesketh eonteftdbd that the money, -3370, was a gift, and bad been given by Prober, to his aepbew before be ma.de his will. Judgment _\*a@ reserved. . • -,