A DISPUTED WILL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8006, 10 February 1887, Page 2

A DISPUTED WILL.

(united press ASSOCIATION. ) Auckland, February 9. A disputed will case, which has been before the Supreme Court for six days, oc> cupyiug the attention of Mr Justice Ward, a special jury, and seven leading members of the legal profession, came to a conclusion last night. It resulted in the will being upheld. The parties in the suit were the three daughters and the younger son ot the late Mrs Fuller of the Settlers’ Hotel, Whaugarei. The deceased lady, while in her last illness in September last, made two wills at au interval of ten days apart. By the former she made special provision for her younger son, and left the residue of the property to be equally divided amongst her three daughters. By the_ later will, however, she gave the lion’s share, about half .the entire property,, according to Mr Thorne’s estimate, to her youngest daughter. (Mrs: White), the next largest slice to Charles Fuller (younger son), and the balance to Mrs Stainsou (wife of Max Rinkle, a: well-known clown) and Mrs Low (the other two daughters). This latest will was the oneattauked, out itis now upheld. The estate is worth from £3200 to £3500, aud the costs of the action, which are to be paid out of the estate, are said to amount to from £9OO to £IOOO. His Honor said that if the testatrix made two wills at once, thus causing litigation, the estate must suffer. No one came out of the case so well as the counsel and jury.