SPINSTER’S ESTATE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19139, 7 October 1936, Page 15

SPINSTER’S ESTATE

QUESTION OF DISPOSAL WILL CASE EVIDENCE (For Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Further evidence for tho defence was given in tho Supremo Court to-day during the hearing of the application to have probate of tile will allegedly, made by the late Elizabeth Smith revoked and tho will declared null and void. Tho plaintiffs were Olivo Judge and Ivy Cookson, both of Christchurch, and the defendant was the Guardian Trust- and Executors Company- of New Zealand, Limited. Dr. Baxter said that lie met Aliss Smith in the office of the South British Insurance Company i:t November, 1933. Ho had been informed previously that she had changed several of her investments, and that she had been approached by- share salesmen and appeared to be rather carried away by- them. He had a conversation with Aliss Smith, and after an interview said he was not satisfied with her mental condition, and for the purposes of further observation ho drove her borne. Partly as a. result of bis conversation with Aliss Smith and partly- as a, result of what he had been told she'tWis doing with her estate, he formed the opinion that she was an easy prey for enterprising share salesmen, and lie wrote a report to that effect.

Alt’. Barrowclough : What did she say in regard to these salesmen? Witness: Sho regretted yielding t o their persuasions, hut thought it probable sho would not bo able to resist them if they came back again. (Proceeding)