MAURICEVILLE WILL CASE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10436, 29 September 1911, Page 5

MAURICEVILLE WILL CASE

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.

His ißviLijui Mi- Justice Edwards, sitting, in (Banco yesteaxlay, heard an originating isunimons which aimed lat ascertaining whether a- daughter of John Carroll, settler, of Mauriceydlle, deceased, ...was. entitled to a 'sum of £264 under Carroll's will, and if .so -whether the sum .should be paid out of the general residue of the estate or out, of the share of Martin John Carroll. Martin Carroll had elected, to,, purchase''a .particular section of dand ? under the option conferred on hiim <by .the" wuiE, and had thereby .become liable to pay the sum mectioned. The parties in- the action 1 were Mary Ann Brooks, wife -of .Richard William Vare Brooks, farmer, Mauriceville, and daughter of deceased, . plaintiff, - and Richard W. Vare Brooks and Charles Edward Blewett, executors and trustees of decease will;,'and Martin John Carroll, labourer, Mauricevdlle, defendants.

■ Mr CI H. Threadwell »ppeared for plaintiff, Mr Logan for the a« .Mr A. H. Bunny' for the. third defendant Martin i John • Carroll.. . His .Honouf, after, hearing, argument, ineserved his decisiion. He had no doubt in his own. mind that the lady was entitled to the money, though he knew of no authority on the question.