The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

;Law lintelligence.
EQUITY COURTS.-YESTUDAT.

K0191401:61 e. !LAN D —LOAD BYRON'S ESTATI.

This was a suit to administer the estate of Lord Byron,
sad it now cease before the court apes further directions.
The question argued was whether the eau of the inertia-
hemmer: (17 in number) ought to come out of the residuary
estate, or out of certain accumulation* of income. A second
Bint arose out of • passage from • letter written by Lord
yron to Mr. Leigh Hunt, in reference to a legacy coming to
Aim from Mr. Percy B. Shelly. This punts wain follows:
" I knew you long before Mr. S. knew either you or me,
sad you sad one or two more of his friends are the only
MO whom I can at all nitro upon as men whose acquaint-
ance was hoeoerable and agreeable. I have one thing more
to state which is, that front this moment I must decline the
oak, of smitten his executor in any respect, also ell other
eessezion with his family or any of its branches, now or
hereafter. There woe something about a legacy of 2,0004
which he had left me. Tais of coarse I decline, and the
mote so that I hear that his wiU is admitted valid, and I
state this distinctly that, in cue of any *jag
happening te me, my heirs may be instructed
net to claim it.—Yours ever truly, N. B." It
was doubtful whether. Lord Byrea's 'minden, to
I whose knowledge this letter had cents within a compara-
tively recent period only, were justified in not receiving the
Ilegacy therein mentioned. The argument was not conclu-
ded when his bower roes.
Mr. bailey yd Mr. Birkbeck appeared for the senators,
and the venous iacarabrancen and other defendants were
represented by the following gentlemen: Mr. Walker, Mr.
Wilcock, Mr. Watford, Mr. J. J. Jervis, Mr. Sidebottom,
Mr. ereintrearne, Mr. S. Thompson, Mr. Fooks, Mr.
Bogen, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Leetsdale, Mr. Wiggins, Mr.
Barium, Mr. Byre's, Mr. Anaphiett, Mr. Egon, Mr. Ben-
thaw, Mr. Bevan, and Mr. Oid.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YarnawAT.
TM,' 111 DAMO7.-21701111 LORD CLUPDALL AND SIINTIAND 03LEILI00I,
WINNITNIAN, LID =A.

FOSTRA V. ?MI 213T0R LIPI 111/01LAKCI COMPANY.-

INSO/LANCI ON COVNT D'ONSAT'II LI7I.

This was nn action upon a pithy of insurance epos the
life of the late Count D'Orsay, InsemOt by the repreees-
tative tithe Britannia Life Insurers. Company against the
defendants. The Britannia
ether to
having cos
to the resolution net Mtwara say life for a larger sum
than 3,0001., maid to ammo ether to take off their
beads the insmaleohroood Mime amount, which they had
effected open he hes, mairnest whisk were those of Count
D'Orsay nod oldie Doke of bleafort. They had some
difculgia e•-larradog them live live., as the Bake of
Beaufort was known to he I. a very bad state of health.
Eventually the Mentor Clempaay agreed to re-insure the
Ave live' to Um amestat of the surplus, and all the papers
relating to them WIN handed by Mr. hater to the de-
fendants. Count D'Orsay had been insured in 1846 to the
amount of 4,60 W., and it appeared from the 'medical ea-
amisiation then made that he was at that time a Arst-dam
life, sad afflicted with no dhow tending to shortest
life. When the Britannia Company reinsured him for
1,5001. in 1861, the medical report of 1845 was sent to the
Mentor Company in answer to the anal inquiries as to the
health of the anion insured. Upon the death of Count
D'Orsay, however, it 'powered that, in 1851, ha was, in fact,
suffering under a disease tending to shorten life, although
this was unknown to the Britannia Company. The demand
of 1,60 W. wee disputed by the Mentor Company on the
ground that the documents delivered to them in 1861
automated to a guarantee that Count D'Orsay was at that
time in a good state of health. On the trial before Lord
Campbell, at Gaildhall, the jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff. • rule had sines been obtained to enter a man-
na, upon the ground that the documents made oat a case ,
spots which his lordship ought to have decided that there
was an implied guarantee gives in 1861 by the plaintiff to
the defendants as to Count D'Oresy's health.
Cause was shown against the rule by Mr. Willis. It was
supported by the Attorney-General and Mr. Wood.
The Covert took time te amide: its decision.

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