FREEING THE TITLES

Evening Star, Issue 19272, 10 June 1926, Page 13

FREEING THE TITLES

BEDBASTLE ESTATE [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. An application under a summons was heard in the Supreme Court in a case that involved the will of the late John M'Loan, of Oamnru, sheep farmer, and the will of tho late St. John M Lean Buckley, of Oamnru, slice]) farmer, and the purchase of the Redcastle Estate, which belonged to John M'Lean. The plaintiffs were William Frederick M'Lean Buckley, of Christchurch, Arthur Edmund Miller, farmer, Christchurch (now in England), and .Frances Bay Buckley, widow (now in England) , executors and executrix of the will of St. John M'Lean Buckley, and vendors of the Rodcastle Estate. Tho defendants were Robert Kay Ireland, of Oamnru, flonrmillcr; Albert Joseph Grave, of Oamaru, solicitor; Thomas Doyle, of Oamaru, company manager; and William George Grave, of Oamaru, solicitor, purchasers of the estate, and John M'Lean Buckley, of Christchurch, residuary legatee under the will of St. John M'Lean Buckley. Mr Andrews, for the plaintiff, said that the application primarily was under section Til of the Property Law" Act to have tho lands which had belonged to the John M'Lean Estate, but which had been sold, discharged from the legacies given by him and made a charge over the whole of his residuary estate. Permission was asked to pay into the court £17,000, -which the parties had agreed to. St, John M'Lean, in charging the legacies, intended to place the benefit to his nieces beyond all manner of doubt. Ail the parties wished to keep them practically in that position, and to .secure them from all loss. Their object was to pay the sum stated into court and free the titles. His Honor ordered the application to stand over for further consideration.