The New York herald., 1866-07-31
IMPORTANT WILL CASES.
The Butler and Robinson Estatcs-sfiIiions Of
Dollars lnvoIvcd--Othcr Interesting Cases.

The BufIer and Robinson Estntcs-TiIiions Of
Dollars lnvoIvcd-Othcr Interesting Cases.
suRRoGATEs oouRT-BEroRE SURROGATE TUCKER.
There large amount Of business before the Sur.
rogaie yesterday morning, but everything Of a
character postponed until the i3th Of Angus,
next, Mr.. Tucker having announced his intention OF
taking brief vacation In the meantime.
The will of the late Edmund Mott Robinson invoIy.
ing as Il does the disposition OF millions OF dol
lars Is now In this The fact that II once been
admitted probate upon the petition OF the party
seeking 70 set aside surrounds the whole OF the pro-
ceedings with interest
This will executed March TO- 1885, and admitted 10
probate on the Goth OF June following BY its terms
Miss Hcttie Howand Robinson tho only child Of the tcs.
tator, is made the chief iega,ee The will directs that
she paid the OF soio ooo and further bequcahs
TO her valuable property y real estate 10 San Francisco
$4,000 20 Abner II. Davis, 81, 900 to William T.
Watson, with the further direction that the
salaries OF Barling and Davis arc 20 continue
10 July I, 1866 The will further directs $40 600
70 be paid 20 the town Of South Kingston, r. l., for
educational purposes Tho balance il directed 10 be held
In by the executors for tho benefit OF Miss Heic
during her fe and II shc dies having issue then be
appor'ioned among her children according 70 her
such sum, except sloo 600 is 70 be distributed
according 10 her appointment and the amount
(ftOc,OO0l 20 excepted IL 10 he divided equally
between three brothers and one sister Of tho tesaio
The will now comes up order Of the surrog ate
issued upon the app cation OF the daughter rcqniri
the executors to show why the will should not be
/ declared void and set aside.
Tho grounds upon which this application Is made
arefirs That the instrument y not the last VIII aud
testament OF Edward Mott Robnson. Second, That ts
execution obtained by fraud aud circumocution,
| coercion and undue influence
Tho grounds on which the application II resisted by
the executors aretirst general denial OF the state.
menis made In the retlan and second That the moving
party tHctiin Rowland Robns0n) hal acqusscei IN th1
WILL and thereby valves her right 20 10 the prcmi-
ses hy accepting tho legacy OF 1910 600 ard joining In
petition for the probate OF the will both respect 10
the property located hero and also In San Francisco
The executors Henry A. Barring, Abner y Davis and
Edward D. Mandell. Meesrs. Evars soutlmeycr and
Choate appear for the petitioner, while the executors
are represented by James Brady
The Butler case which has been before the Surrogate
| 90 often was also put over
The surrogate has decided 20 admit 10 probate the will
OF the late Captain Benjamin Hallett OF Wilmington ~
This instrument was executed In this city and leaves
the bulk OF his property, about twenty i've tboueand
dollars, 10 his daughter, Mrs Brown II was ncnect-
ually contested by dsughter.in-law and the grand
children Of the deceased, the ground Il undue in
fuence.
The will Of JACOB sehcser was rejected for probse on
account OF tho infovmslty Of lie execution by ~
terms the deceased bcqueahed his properv n bis wife,
and u wss contested hy HE fsther.