WILL TO BE CENSORED
REFERENCE TO <VIDOW. LONDON, June 25. The will of the lato Sir Robert John Collie, of Porchester-terrace, Bayswater, was referred to in the Probate Court yesterday, when ’ease was sought to expunge, from the probate certain words contained in the will which, it. was said, were defamatory of Lady'Collie. Counsel for the. executors said without an order of the court there was no power to omit, these words. The executors wanted to protect themselves in expunging the words complained of. I Mr. Justice Buckmill: I suppose the testator wanted her to know what he thought of her? Counsel said it was too bad to abuse someone to whom one left nothing. The ■ testator actually directed that copies of the will should be sent to a number of persons.
His Lordshiii: lb was vindictive. 1 will give you leave to exclude the words.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1935, Page 4
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