The daily gazette., 1882-01-27
rrs.a reassraay's Late Eaiiioa
When DO People Begin !
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION ma
FORE TME COURTS.
TIE SUIT OF MISS MARoARETrA PRICE
NORRIS, AND THE INTERhsT-
ING QUESTION: 1T ms
VoLvKs.

The learned Judges OF tno Oourto
win soon be called upon TO decide .
Guestion which will require the wisdom
Of Solomon, and upon the result Of
which depends Q considerable sum OF
money for young lady, Miss Maren'
retta Price Norris. The Norris family
| il well known AZ being among the
early residents Of this city. The an
ceetors invested In real estate when II
was cheap, buying In those parts OF
the city which q few years ago we're
considered as suburban Since then
the value OF the properly has In
creased Rfeatly, and the heirs are now
reaping the benefits Of ancestral fore-
sight.
When Mrs. Mary Pepper Norris
died .he left six children, among them
being DIR. George Pepper Norris, who
resided In the State OF Delaware. This
Doctor made his last will and testa-
ment on the 23d Of July, 1851, whereby
he devised and bequeathed unto his
wife Agnes @. Norris all his estate,
real and personal. When Mr.. Norris
died, however, fourteen years afteF the
date Of the will, he left surviving him,
in addition to his wife, a son named
for himslf, and MaTgaretta Price Nor
ris, who was born just seven weeks
after the will Vas made, and fourteen
wears before her ialher's death.
Upon the death of the husband the
wife, Agnes @. NorriP, proceeded to
take full possession OF her husbands
share IN his mothers estate, and for
years she has enjoyed tho full benefit
Of thIS income, which comprised one
sixth interest in some nine properties
located in this city and In Chester
county. Among the properties owned
by the estate was the large building
at the corner Of Ninth and Market
streets, occupied by Gould s. Co., the
furniture dealers. This and three
others were disposed OF by the heirs
and at the present time proceedings II
partition are in progress for division
of the entire estate.
Just Rt this time In steps the Fideli
ty Insurance, Trust and Save Dopoai
Company, the guardians OF Marga
retle Price NorriP, the daughter o
George Pepper Norris with bill il
equity against John II. Gould, tn,
owner OF the property at Ninth AM
Market st, for.thc purpose Of recoverinI
from him her share Of the estate lef
J her by her father. Miss Norris de
clares that she was born subsequent b
the publication of her fathers will
and as there was no provision for he
IN that will be, according to the law
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
mia, died intestate, 80 far az she wa
concerned, as 10 provided for In sec
tion 18, page 1477, Of Purdon'S Di
gest:
"When any person shall make hi
!; last will and testament and Afterwar
q shall marry or have a child or child
d rem not provided for in such will, an
!. die leaving q widow and child, {
Q either widow or child or children, a
Q though such child or children be Dor
v after the death of their father, ever
j. such person, so far as shall regard Ii
y widow, or child or children, aft
= born, shall be doomed to die intestat
n and such widow, child or childre
d shall be entitled to such purport
70 shar q and dividends OF the esLat
). real and personal, of the deceased,
ID II he had actually died without al
Al will"
d or course Mr.. Gould does not propo
le TO relinqnish his property any more thu
~ does the city, which has been sued
recovtr Miss Norris share In the lot
ground on Melon street, near TWelft
le upon which there is a school hous
le The services of Mr.. j. Howard Gende
v and Senator Grady we're called Into !
IN QUESTION, and they proposed that, if d
claim is as Miss Norris puts II, she
allowed her 0ne-tweltth OF the esta
out OF the property now in hand, d
which will shortly be in condition
be disposed Of. But ct the same tiI
the lawyers raise q nUval point viii
will cali forth medical, scientific a
| law opiniens. They claim that, as MI
4. garetLa Prince Norris was born with
six weeks after the date of the maxi
of her fathers will, she had an actu
existence Al the time the will Was ma,
that the law on inheritance AYERS tn
also that her father knew Of her bell
when he made the will, and thus cut |
of by giving all TO her mother. II
her counsel will deny, they holding u
the young lady only became . livi
= human being seven weeks after the "
was made, aud therefore Is entitled
her share of the estate.
The above item is taken from /
Philadelphia Record. The young Ia
named Is well known In this city, bel
daughter Of Mrs. Pepper Norris, W
.R. is now the widow OF the late Her
Pepper of this city.
q.
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