OAMARU. 7th January.
At the District Court to-day an important will case was heard. Mrs. Maloney, who died recently from injuries received on the railway, had, in 1876, made a will disposing of her property. Shortly before her death she gave Messrs. Newton & Mirams, solicitors, instructions to prepare a second will. These instructions were reduced to writing, signed by the testator, and duly witnessed. A motion was now made for probate to be granted under the second instrument. The disposition of the property under the two instruments was very much the same, the chief difference being that, under the original will, two trustees were named. It was chiefly on this ground that objection was taken to the second instrument being accepted as a last will and testament. ] After argument his Honor decided that the second instrument was a good one, and granted probate, Mr. Newton undertaking that steps should be taken to have a second trustee appointed. A successful trial of Reid and Grey's reaper and binder was held to-day.
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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 314, 8 January 1879, Page 2
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