THE LATE JOHN PLIMMER'S WILL.

Mataura Ensign, 11 July 1906, Page 3

THE LATE JOHN PLIMMER'S WILL.

Till-: WIDOWS CLAIM. I'cr I'nitctl I'ivss Association. WELLINGTON, duly 11. •Judgment was given In the Appeal Court at Wellington this morning in llie case Jaiu-l I'limnier v. the trustees of the estate of the late John I'limmer. J'laiiitilT, under a deed of separation in IS7I, received an annuity of CJ3O per annum. After the date of tin- agreement, the laic John I'limnier amassed considerable wealth, estinuilii lat .C:i\Uill. The Chief Justice and Mr Justice Cooper had held the imvc- | nam in the dml of separation did not preclude Mrs I'limnier from making application, and awarded her jClOtlil out of the eslate. IVom this decision the trustees of the will appeahtl. Mr Justice Edwards delivered the main judgment to the effect that the Com I had no power to grant a lump ..-tun. The appeal was allowed, and Mrs I'limim.T, instead of receiving a lump sum, is to be paid .CIWO per year from the date of the testator's death. 'Jhe Chief Justice dissented, holding that the Court had power to grant tin lump sum.