A BIG BEQUEST
VALIDITY CHALLENGED By Telegraoh —Press Association WELLINGTON, March 25. In the case of Norman Campbell and others v. the New Zealand Insurance Company, Limited, and the Attorney-General, which is being heard by the Court of Appeal, the fate of £75,961 depends on the answer, yes or no, to one question. In August, 1933, Mrs Catherine Smith, of Auckland, died leaving an estate valued at £126,595/17/10. After specific legacies to relatives and charities had been disposed of, the residue of the estate amounted to £75,961, and under the will the trustee, the New Zealand Insurance Co., was directed to apply it in making bequests towards institutions, societies, or objects established in or about Auckland for charitable, benevolent, educational, or religious purposes as it deemed advisable. In December, 1933, the New Zealand Insurance Co. applied to the Supreme Court at Auckland *or a ruling on this provision, in particular as to whether it was a valid gift, and, if not, to whom the residue went. Mr Justice Herdman held that it was a valid bequest, and therefore nothing further need be decided.
The relatives consider the provision is invalid, by reason of its uncertainty, and that therefore they are entitled to inherit.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20067, 26 March 1935, Page 9
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203A BIG BEQUEST Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20067, 26 March 1935, Page 9
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