Daily Republican., 1882-01-28
WHEN DOES BEING BEGIN
An InterestinE SaesaiOn involving
fino Medical points and Of Some
local Interest % Whining ton.


As the Pepper Norris family were
once residents Of Wilmington and we'll
known to the most of WilmingtOnians
still living, the following from the
Philadelphia Record will bs Of more
than usual interest:
The learned Judges of the Courts will
sson be called upon to decide a question
which will req uire the wisdom Of
Solomon, and upon the result of which
depends d considerable sum OF money
for a young lady, Mss Margaret Price
Norris. The Norris fam lily Is well
known as being among the early resi-.
dents of this city. Tle ancestors in
vested in real estate when it was cheap
buying in those parts of the city which
a few years ago were considered as
suburban. Since then the value Of the
property has greatly increased, and the
heirs are now reaping the.benefits of an
cestral foresight.
When Mrs. Mary Pepper Norris died
she left six children, among them being
| DR.. George Pepper Norris who resided
in the State Of Delaware. This Doc tor
made his last will and testament on the
I'D Of July, 1851, whereby he devised
and hequeathed unto his wife Agnes
G. Norris all his estate, real and person.
al When Mr.. n orris died, however,
fourteen years after the date of the will,
he left surviving him, in addition to
, his wife, a son nainod fIr hims elf, and
Margaretta Norris, who was born just7
weeks after the will was made, and
fourteen years before her fathers
DEATH
Upon the death of the husband the
wife, AgnesC G. n Norris, proceeded to taka
full possession of her husbands share
in his mothers estate. and for years she
has enjoyed the full benefit of this in.
Come, which comprised a one 81 xth in
terest in some nine properties located
in this city anI in Chester county.
Among the properties owned by the es-
ta.e was the large building at the cor A
ner OF Ninth and Market streets, occu-
pied by Gould 81 Co., the furniture deal
ers. This and three Others we're dispOs-
ed of by the heirs, and at the present
time proceedings in partition are in pro-
gress lor d division Of the entire estate.
just at this time in steps the Fidelity
Insurance. Trust and Save Deposit
company, the guardians Of Margaretta
Price Norris, the daughter of George
Pepper Norris with a bill in equity
against John II Gould the owner of the
property at Ninth and Market streets,
for the purpose of recovering from him
ner share of the estate left her by her
iather. Miss Norris declares that She
was born subsequent to the publication
of her fathers will, and as there was
no provision for her in that will he, ac-
cording to the laws of the Common
wealth " Pennsylvania, died intestate,
so far as she was concerned, as is pro-
vided for in section Is, page 1877, of
Purdons Digest
When any person shall make his
last will and testament and afterward
shall marry or have a child or children
hot provided for in such will, and die
leaving widow aud child, or either
widow or child or children, although
such child or children be born after
the death of their father, every such
person, 20 far Us shall regard the widow
or child or children, after born, shall be
deemed to die intestate; and such wi
dow, child or children shall be entitled
to such purports, shares and dividends
of the estate, real aud personal, Of the
deceased, rs if he had actually died
without any will"
OF course Mr.. Could does not propose
to relnqui,h uis property any more
Jlan does the city, has been sued to re-
cover Miss Norris share in the lot OF
ground on Mellow street, near Twelfth,
upon which there is u school house.
The services of Mr.. j. Howard Cen
dell and Senator Grady were called in
to requisition, and they proposed, if the
claim is as Miss Norris puts it, she be
allowed her onetwelf.h Of the estate
out of the property not in hand, and
which will shortly be in condition 70
be disposed of. But at the same time
the lawyers raise novel point which
will call forth medical, scientific and
law opinions. They claim that, as Mar.
garetta Prince Norris was born within
six weeks after the date of the making
of her fathers will she had an actual
existence at the time the will was
made; that the law on Inheritance avera
this; also that her ia her knew of her
being when he made the will, and thus
cut her off by giving all to her mother.
This her counsel will deny, they hold
ing that the young lady only became
living human being seven weeks after
the will was made, and therefore is en-
titled to her share of the estate.