AN AMERICAN ESTATE.
CHARGES AGAINST TRUSTEE. REPLY TO LORD CURZON. [By Electric Cable —Copyright] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received ‘Monday, 2 a.m ) NEW YORK, Oct! 20. At Chicago, Lord Curzon, the British Foreign Minister, was to-day accused by Mr. Joseph Letter, the capitalist, with having inspired an attack charging him, as trustee of the estate of his father, Levi Leitcr, with being guilty of gross mismanagement. The accusation was made in the answer filed in the Superior Court to the Bill of the three daughters of Lord Curzon. The amount involved in the litigation is 100.000,000 dollars. The original bill was filed by the Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. Leiter’s sister,who alleged mismanagement. The suit was filed at the behest of Lord Curzon, he said, because of his resentment of the fact, that he was not named as trustee of the estate. The charges, declared Leiter, were unfounded.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2779, 22 October 1923, Page 5
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149AN AMERICAN ESTATE. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2779, 22 October 1923, Page 5
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