WELLINGTON SUPREME COURT

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 April 1901, Page 4

WELLINGTON SUPREME COURT

[PEK PEE3S ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, April 23,

In tho Supremo Court to-day tho Chief •Justice heard argument in two will cases. In ono the testator, Michael Phelan, left property after the dtath of his wife to his daughter with a prohibition as to the hittcr'a marriage. The question was whether tho daughter takes the estate now or whether it is to be hold up indefinitely pending the prospects of tho daughter's marriage with a person named in the prohibitory clause. Judgment was reserved in the case of Willde and Moore, re the will of the late William Wilkic, merchant, Nehon, totalling £13,562. Tho testator had eighteen gran children, the youngest coming of age in 1009. Since his death one had died and another had been born who would come of (ige in 1914. The questions raised wero as to tho accumulation of profits on tho business, in what manner one-third of the profits should be disposed of, at what time the legacies became payable Docs tho exprression my youngest grindchild mean youngest at the time of tho testator's death, or the youngest who may be born. Judgment was reserved.