The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-21
QUESTION or INHERITANCE.
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HpH estate.

Lorrin A. Thurston aud Caroline
j. Robinson, executors of the will of
J. n. Robinson, deceased, aud Caro-
line J. Robinson. vs.. Mark L. Robn-
son, Mary T.. Foster, Victoria Ward g.,
Bathsheba NJ. Allen and Samuel G..
Allen her husband, Matilda Foster
and w. +. Foster her husband, Au-
ME Jaeger and Albert Jaeger her
husband, Lucy McWayne and Al
bert McWayne her husband, and ).
c. Allen and NJ. T. Robinson, ex-
ecutors of the will of James Robin
son, deceased.
TO the Honorable Justices Of the
Supreme Court.
The undersigned names Of plain
tiffs and defendants are here insert
ed respectfully represent that they
are parties TO a question IN difference
which might be the subject of a civil
action in the Supreme Court, which
they have agreed to submit to the
Justices of the Supreme Court with
out suit.
That the facts out of which said
controversy arises are as follows:
James Robinson, late of said Ho-
nolulu, deceased, by his last will and
testament duly admitted to probate,
a copy of which is hereto annexed
and made part hereof, made GER
tain requests and devises of property
within the jurisdiction of this Court
to his son John N. Robinson.
Said John n. Robinson died child
less OH the 25th day of March, 1890,
leaving a will which has been duly
admitted to probate, by which he
devised all of his estate to his widow,
Carrie l.. Robinson, above named.
Rebecca Robinson, widow of the
said James Robinson, died before
the said John N. Robinson.
The plaintiffs are the executors of
the will of said John n. Robinson
and his widow.
The defendants are the brother
and the sisters of said John N. Rob
inson, and the husbands of said sis
tiers respectively. and the trustees
under the will of said James Robin
son.
The questions in issue are:
(D What estate did John N. Rob-
inson take under the first, fourth and
seventh paragraphs of the will of
said James Robinson?
(2) To what estate is the said Ca
roline j. Robinson now entitled
therein?
1t is further agreed by the parties
hereto that this submission shall be
placed on file but shall not be heard
until all of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court may be present to hear
the same.
This is signed by plaintiffs by
their attorney, Charles L. Carter,
and by defendants personally. Aft
davit is made by plaintiffs attorney
and Mark z. Robinson on behalf of
defendants, "that the controversy
above named is real, and these pro-
ceedings are taken in good faith to
determine the rights of the parties"
Following are the sections of the
will referred to in the petition:
First,-I give, devise and be-
queath to my wife, Rebecca Robin
son, for the term of her natural life,
the house and premises in Nuuanu
Valley, being my present place of
residence; also the land of Pakau-
kai, near the Nuuanu Valley stream;
also the land on the opposite side of
the road from my present place of
residence in Nuuanu Valley; also
the fish pond premises near the cor
ner of Llliha street and the Eva
road, Honolulu, the whole of the said
described property to he held and
enjoyed by my said wife, for the
term of her natural life, or so long as
she shall remain unmarried and my
widow, and in the event of her mar
riage or death, l give, devise ard
bequeath the whole of the above de-
scrlbed property to my sons, Mark
Robinson and John N. Robinson for
the term of their natural lives, to
share and share alike, and after the
decease of Mark Robinson, | give,
devise and bcqueath one-half of the
said property to his said heirs, and
after the decease of my son John n.
Robinson, l give, devise and be-
queath one-half of said property to
his heirs; and it is my will that the
tomb on the premises aforesaid shall
remain there as burial place for
myself and my family, and shall
never be disturbed. / also give,
devise and bequeath to my said wife,
Rebecca Robinson, all the furniture
and household effects in my present
place of residence in Nuuanu Valley,
and the sum of twelve hundred dol
lars year for the term of her
natural life, the same to be paid to
her by my executors hereinafter
named in quarterly pa, ments of
three hundred dollars, the foregoing
provisions to be accepted by said
wife in lieu of dover.
Fourth,-I give, devise and be-
queath to my sons, Mark Robinson
and John N. Robinson, to share and
share alike, for the term of their
natural lives, all the Pakaka or Point
premises situated in Honolulu, and
all improvements and appurtenances
to the same belonging, the stone
building aud premises at the corner
of Kinu and Nuuapu straetS uon,-