ROMANTIC LAWSUIT.
LARGE. FORTUNE CLAIMED. London, November 30. A romantic lawsuit has been opened in the Chancery Court regarding the ownership of the “Lepine millions,’ which are supposed to be worth £2,500,000, although counsel expressed the opinion that this estimate was exaggerated. Maria Lepine, who died in 1798, was alleged to be illegitimate and slm lelc no heirs. The estate passed to George 11, who conferred it on Admiral Howe, requiring him to furnish an indemnity an behalf of himself to future kings, should the genuine claimant be discovered. The nine present claimants are descended from Maria’s aunt. Counsel state that a marriage certificate, which had recently been, discovered in St. Martin’s Church, London, proved that Maria was a legitimate child and the indemnty undertaking must be honoured. Meanwhile, the Hawe beneficiaries are dead, and, he urged, the Crown should pay. The action is by petition of right aaginst the King. The AttorneyGeneral, Sir Douglas Hogg, intimated that even if the petitioners should otherwise establish their claim, they are legally debarred from recovering.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2514, 15 December 1927, Page 3
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