Ronor~l~ nortlur Brwn

Rxeautln swanty Twaher lhtirrwnt 8yBta of TWRR ~AWuti8,

Taxu

Dear ml-1 clplnion lo. o-no09 R.1 Proooduro

r0r dl8bur8amoat of touther ntlrount RyRt4!84!8y:~~ trotr hen-

.

ue hwo your l&term of Ydmuy P6, MU, and March 11, 19b0,end l copj, of a letterwI&wud to you, 81~14 by Mr. U. Il. lb-, uhloh l.8

dated )bMh 9, 1940. There letterm

preoentthe follauing f%ok: ltwgRr8t

T. fbnry,ulte or u. n. Renry,u&8 at the t1~ of her death 8 meabw OF the Teaohm Retimment Systa of Toxw. mt T. lb- dlrrd en lbrah 10, 1939, but had, $rior to her dmth, de8lgmted her dRugJIter, TheadorU~

Rwry,48lnor,u herbenctLa1 "I: **to** noelve the rrtura of her **ucurul8tad** eontrlbuticnm in ho TmcihorRetlraat 8y8ta In the wont of her, mrguwt T. ikary'B, 6mth befare ntimwnt. The amount OutdRndlng to the wodlt of Mt T. Ronry at tha tlm of her dwth uu $31.05. t&h

Fdrwry 16, 1940,Theodorl8, the rlabr~ushter U bmofloiy of Mhr@retT. Rwy,dbd uhllethe dove amountU&B Hill ia the hmxl~ OS the TeROhW Retlnrrnt 8ysrta. Thmdorir mary 18 rumivd only by her father, U.II. IWary, R brother, RobertAlphonaoMaw, and
l a l & o r ,Iflrr

Wllllekrguwtk itsnx7.Both Robert Alphmuo and Williebrgar&te uwo of mg8 8t thr tlm of their 8othr’I death. The (31.@5,aove mmtlond, 18 at th@ prWwt tiwlti **the** ha%& **of** tb, TeEmherRetlIW#nt bye08 Of Texw.

umlt01 quote wea l portion of pur letter of ~&wry M, 1940,uhish pmrwit8 the matter8 ror our aaa8ueratlm8'mt1.w sfthe 

### mtthatth, mi!wr hu



### died, **wuldthe** 

### T8aoherRetlrematS~tembe proto&adla~*tlwaonoytotbCouAtJ 

### Clurk? A, t he l

### um oi ~lul,U -11, thla diioo road 

### llbrto f&d a u8y to l ttle the o w e r it h o u t

08u s i~

* l o u r t p r O WdW 0

thRt 

### rould be of l 

### xpemo totb8pwt7ubo lm entitl~tonoelnt~~~,llLtrutr~k 

### don.in l



### oordume ulththeUu M uith 

### full protectlom to (he Teaaher Retlr8mmt Systr. The Twehor **Retinwat** 6~lt.m

### uwld lib,**to** 

### hRv0 pur optlaioa

R8 to uhRt 

### prew6urewml6 mdlhouldbePled1a~OUelikuthls:
Artlole 4112q Seation 

### 1, Yemon~~ Revlaod Civil stRtutw, 

### 1925,

pzwlde~l
'seotloo



### 1. Uhenher eny alnor, lun8tl0, 

### ldlot,ornonoanpoamont~,uhohU aolegal gwrdlan rhll be entitled to uvywm or l



### w of maKtr

not exo886lal:



### nro Iltudrvd

An6 mrtrDoll8ra($2fio)fwmanypereon,~ro6rwatlan, addnirtrator, l **xeautor,** 

### yuJlu\, or trwtee, arl,ing**out** 

### or wy 1lpul~t.d ud unoontwkd Alvin,

ruohperson,

tim, oorpoMtlQI,rdrin~tntor,e~ut~,gurbl~, or 

### trUDtW holding

swh 11111

matpq uy over**t0** 

### theCwntr Clerk

ol the **sounty** 

### in uhieh8rid minor, lumtlc, idlet,or non oompa nentla 

### re~l&S, r*r the waouat 

### of raid miner,lunatlo, ldlot,w 

### non oarpol me&lo, rab the reselpt 

### of th8 county 

### cl.* therete@ owl be foawer 

### bind- on rria minor, ltuwtle,

Idiot, ev non om mentlr, u of thed$e ud to the 8xtent of the pqnnt no uUe.
T%la II the 8ktuk to rhleh 70~ rof'm' in uking uhether **the** Twchw **Retlrment Swtem**  **clould pay**  **the ROMI**  to **the** County Clerk.

It is mu- opinion that ttn $31.05 Rtuullng to the 

### or&It of BWg8ret 

### ?. lIenx7 oauld not aad **rhould** not **be dir**  **km.6 under**  the jmovirlom **of thir**  **rtatu-, Ye**  **to.1 tht** . .Ibut a owrt ulll not UIWY to eon&d or lnk~tr&&iW If there ia 119 aeawal~ for It to (ia so, the ID, ii :~ha~te IR ruaoeptlble ofbutone oou- . Ont he

o a & r a w ,

it i x l ettlul by nny deelalam that there LI no roam ior **0onatrwt1ml** men **the** lw l a l x p r aaa ed

I n plain an6 unambll;uoua lm ud ita meanl.nglaolearudobvIou#. Iaauohaoase tholuulllk~li8dand8nfereedaait made, regaHlea8 0r its polioyor purpose, QP tha juatloe of ita l freut. m other uor'da,8owrt ir not8utherIredtolndu1.p ln oanjerture as to tha **Intontlan** of t& Le~lalature,

or to leak to the oamequeneea )f R $aFtsoUaw epaBtruIltion, unloam the **YIQizy of**  the rkt\L **in doubtful.** 

**. .**  **.***
The law, ln thla znatMo8, la alear and obvloua an6 la 

### oweeptlble to mlr QII maatrwtloat trm oanatruotlom king, that the statute ormtemplatea paymentbolag made forth8 br~fltof~Qb~~r~thatth,ilnoP. is l liringpenlm. Under the hot8, herein premented, Theodorla Wary la dead and aone of her heir8 am mlnora, thereiore, Article41Ua 18 sot applleable.

Your. next **uk** our opinion u to the proper ud 

### aat plausible

procedure

to be tallowedIn the diabumement of thlR $31.0!5.

Artlole2922-1,Seotlon9, 

### Vemoa **’ 8**  RevisedClvll **dktuka, providea**  **I**

%8 right or a peram to an 

### Mnult7
or a retimnnt allowance, to the 

### return of oontrlbutmna, usnult7, or ntlrement allwuwe Itself,uy optional benefit or w other right aaarwd or aoorulag to any person urnier the prmlelom of thlr **Aat,** ud the mwoya In the VRrlotla fuaa omte6 by this Act, RN hereby exempt fra any Skta air m&alolp81tax.and ox~tfrfmleyamd sale, garnlabent, l

**ttaehwnt;or any**  other woaeaa uhltaoevw, and ah11 k uaaaaignablr,,e%oept a s i a t h l~ **Aot** l ~olflcal~ prorlded.

### Rawmble Nortirrlbwa, tag8

In the **cue of**  **Rodorn Yanowky,**  (Ct.Civ. **Aw. ‘**  **Pa.,** cm, on m 731, -1 4

Wedun of America vs. 1916) 18~ 8. U. 728, the

a fedm t I n l

r w r ImIat8 that, k- 

### oauae the 

### petition

l 

### hwo ea lta hoetbatttn fund sued for la wt praperty, any attempt **by the**  l

**urt to**  l

**ubjeut** It **to ablnlatratlon**  l8 null ud void, aa la Uw oueulth hamlt e8da .

Th.Ie la a **0-t** propoaltlon **of** luutoexemptpropert7. Kinow v. **Abbn** 

### ham,1768. U. 671rChlldwa v. lbnderaar, 76 Tex. 664, 13 8. w. 1811 **Bi(prarity** v. lB@latt, 38 T’qx. 

### Clv.App. 363, 85 8. u. -488 also, 1. J. kllino t Co. v. 8. if. Thaopoon,

Adainlatrrter

@up. Ct. T8x., 

### 1879),51Tw. 71 8nd Vhik,etalva.Uhlte (Cl*. App. hr., 

### l&35), 32 8. Y. 58.

In the light of t.ho oases rltedand Section9 of MIol* 9924-1,even thou@ U. II. Wnry la the legal 8 dmI nl a t r a t c

0r h l a uite’a l

**at8te,** It 18 mm oplaion that the 431.05

### la not rubjeet to 8d8In~atntlon

but 

### puaed **to** lWodorl8 **llem, upm**  **the death**  **qf** her 8other,**free** tror may claim 

### RgRImt themother'8

### e&ate.

Then,upabthedeath oiTheoaorl8 i4cr1~7,u8usIns that ah0 died lnte8ta*, and th8t no leg1 **nprwenta** tlve ba8 bw3 

### appointed, l

### llofher property, lnoldlng herrlghttothe $31.05pused to her helra,**whoever**they **atht be,**  tier **our** l t8tutea of deroeatand dlatributlon, Title M, Vornon*a Rmrlad Clvfl Statitem, 1925. Bee CeatralTmxu ktual Life Aea’n v8. katy. et al (Ct.Cl*. 

### App. Ply 1m), @oo.w. (na) 836, uhor,ths oa;rt~an

"

. The rule is thla state,u l l80- uhem; i8 

### that

benefltr

amruing undeir oertlrloatea

**or** mmborshl~ In utiul ald OF benefit u8ocl8tlon8 **vemt** In **the** bwwfloiuy entItl8d thereto

an 8uenJ8lalM p u r l ttlw Qeath 0r 

### auoh benefloiuy

to 

### his legal

repmaent4tlvva or heire. lkotherhood be, 101 

### Tex.597, 603, Knights

of tkoaabeea

v. PO0 8. U. 6l41 19 R. C. 

### andautherltiea

eltedla **Bald ~1**  **e C.**  **J.** p. U17, 1 191, ud notes

Rven tmder the 8lonaofsrrr wtlarkt a r t e. 83 0 6-83 09 ) ,



### deelmrlng

that t he

l a p e a - utla th8rdn provided roe the death o? aiEemrableMmtlmrBmua,?age5

rq)lgn SW11 be for **the** 8010 beae?It

### 0s the benefIrl8rfe8

mud therein, the r auoh 

### l a $ e nSStiO Q **VeStS h**  Such b e n e?io l a r Iea

O Q l **wh death**  **Usa** purer **QI** the death of rwh kruiirlarlea to their helm or leg&m. Moom v. Lmbermen'a Rerlpmeal Aas% (l'w.Ca. App.)R58 8. Y. 1051, lg.95P-lg56r

Id. (Con. Am.1 a62 S. 1. 1721 T~XIU hg1~r-m' IQS. Ass's v. Ha a811 (Tex.Clv. App. 1273 8. W. 294,

It 18, thOl’8fOIW OUF OpillfOll **thRt th8**  heira Of Th~od&?rI8

II#nry are entlth to the (31.05, aad dlaburaemanta shouldbe m8de under the provIaIons o?Sitle 28, Vemonta **Revised** Civil **Statutoa,** 1925. fn order to properly dlahrae the88 fUntl8, urd t0 prOt8Otthe Teaoher Retl.mtmt SySta, yau Should 0btS.l.m S??ldSvitS

boll U. II.

IWiry, RobertAlphomo Rtnry Willie Mrgarette lmnryUa sevcrml ruplbrble

peraom (thisnumber 18 le?t to faur dl8oretlon) who know md have knom the history o? his fmll~. Ih+ purpose o? there a??ldavIt8 la to prove that the three above 88ntImked

pa=aon8 LZT thr **Sold** heir8 Of ‘fh8od01'i~ 88Iiq,u 18 StSted in the In?OMtion yoU hSvS ?WniShad
w.

In **Order** to l rtablirhth8 ?Sot tNt the three Shove **meatlaud perro?n**  **are** the **801d ldr8**  **of hrodorl.8**  **me** the tifldavlt

should Includeuang **other** thlI&B,th8t 

# 7 i) the afflant

### MU V.

I(. kxuy m a d llyurt 

### Xen r n

l tatl~ **theaumberorpazm~** (r)u.Ir.Mmrgaretxeaquere married: (3) **they** h8d -1~ **three** ohlldrm, RobertAl honao HOG, cCilli8 BkwgRretto lb~amd modSriB xelary# P4) $syetRe~dIed e?i orabouttb (5)aargaretmu7uu 

# l urv1v~%r~uSb8nd lfeii&a son, Robert Alphonao Xonq, a dSUght8r, Willie Y. it.
IWgarette Hem, ml another**daughter,** Theodoria Renq, uho was a minor

J (6) Theorb rir Aenry, 1 8laur, died on or about the (7) Rt the time
and had neverbeen rrrtled**prior to**  her death 8nd le?t no hu~knd or ohlldren~ that she had RO brothem or 

### l Ister8, dead or alive,ot&r than Robwt Alphauo #8,nrlr 8 brother, SM Ulllle lkrgarette wlnry, a llrter~or, I? TheadoriaRenry hSd+xydeaeuedbrohhen lad sirten, **th~tth~re** dOUia88d brothers oral&ora left no8hfldrenrgrSndohlldxwkSr otherdnoenduhta.Roooreble MortlmerBrown,Page 6

upott the reeelpt 0s the ab0w mentimed midavita, 8nd **proofs** o? death of both TheodarIa and Margaret Henry, I? ymt LI1 SatiSfhd that u. II. ilent7 are the solo h8iXU Or ThdOdS Jar **Uiii** lntotuoequRlPartloau8nd in **diViditt#** tb 431.05

V. II. m aed dIvId%ng the RebertAlphan IIenq ud

As l kt ed

**8bove,tNa** 1QneT l8 tobedlabuxuod 18 rcoard8neeulth Title 48, Vertum 8 Rwlsed Clrll %ta**tUw, lm,**  **8Xid ii**  **tb LituWitS**  **WV881** thd t%bob6P18 had utjother ttoln, atthetlae of her death, SWh~88 a husband,

children,

d88eemWit8 of **auoh** children,Ii any, 01' bd my brothers 02' **SiStWS,** other **than** RobertAlphauo and Williekrgmette, w Ma had bro$hexmor 8l.8ten rho are na **deceased** but who left desoend8nt8, then the $31.05 would hare to be pro rated difrermtl7, iA atroordanuc ulth Title 48, **Vertm%** RevlaedCivil Statuter,1925.

Ztuatlngthat **this** ansuers y-our que8tlon0,ue are Yours very truly

4 Walter **R.** Koch

488i8tMt

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