ARNOLD BENNETT’S WILL

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 July 1934, Page 5

ARNOLD BENNETT’S WILL

WIDOW’S CLAIM. JUDGMENT BY COURT. (Received Saturday, 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, Friday. Arnold Bennett’s AvidoAV estimated his gifts to Miss Bennett, formerly Miss Clieston, Avere securities \ r alued at £790(1, copyrights £4220, and manuscripts £7500. She said she did not Avish to disturb the settlement Avliereby Bennett’s child benefited. Justice Clauson dismissed the child settlement part of the action and added in the course, of his judgment that the testator clearly contemplated that, though Miss Bennett Avas to be the OAvner of the copyright in certain of his plays and manuscripts, the income from them Avould remain his during his lifetime. The Avidow’s claim to stocks and securities, given to Miss Bennett, Avould be dismissed, but the copyright in testator’s journal and manuscripts are treated as part of the estate. Miss Bennett'pays three-fifths of the widow’s costs.

(A previous cable stated: A dispute regarding the late Mr Arnold Bennett s will opened in the Chancery Court, the widow claiming that several deeds of gift in the favour of Miss Dorothy Cheston should be set aside. Sir William Jowitt, K.C., said that the Bennetts Avere married in 1907, and separated in 1921 under a deed providing that the executors should pay the widoav £SOOO and tAvo-thirds of the capital balance remaining in the estate, and also tAvo-tliirds of the royalties payable to the executors. Counsel added that Mr Bennett later lived with Miss Cheston, avlio took the name of Bennett by deed poll and bore a child in 1926).