The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-21
THREE WILLS CONTESTED.
;,rsnEs71AG QUESTIONS OF Law AND
iN7ERrRETATI ON INVOLvED.

I'VE Intent OF Ono Wi Obscured by the Alb.
seuco OF r~unc,uatior MARKS Another
shows tho Difficulty &C Providing FOR C~.
horn Grnndchiidren. Especially " They
Increase Too Yas,-Quucr Coadltions.
KYcrSsrEr, oct. .G.-Tho dealt, of Mrs. Electa
r. Miner VI Friendship. Allcgany county.
whose funcrn, took place yesterday IN that
,d!nse. may affect the contest that Is pending
over the will OF her husband. A. W. Miner. who
died on May &c. leaving an estate estimated to
10 worth from $500. 600 TO Ssoo.oG0. The will
brought forward by The proponents beGuenihs
by specific hcc"csts $4,000 and the use OF
$4,000 more during the lifo OF certain in
hividuals. uf this $1,000 was given outright
10 the wife. now deceased. and the Use duriht
life Of 100000. There seems to bclittie grounu
81 dispute over the will itsaIf. except as 10 'hS
rosiduary clause. which IS as follows;
"All the rest hnd residue OF my estate both
real and personal not here,oioro disposed o.
! give bcqueath and devise as ioiiows az
my household goods furniture anu elects
after the dcccase uf Mvsri! anu VIE nav
NJ Welln,an NIv-a f. Corbin aud Ella Lock
wooG 10 lie equally d.'iaeu pe'"'oA '''"
share and share alike
This. ,kc the re- Of the viii. is wi'hou' fhhs-
~tuation. The proponents of the wHicia'tl lIlat
the phase al! my household goods iurhi.
ture and effects after the decoase VI myself
aud wife, is merely ra-ca'h"'!cal ana does
not inyaliists tho :a,"n! OF tho remainder OF
tho clause. whic! was INTENDED to convey tho
residue of tho estate to tho three ladies
named Therein. who had all lived IN the family
for some timu rs children. Mr.. and Mrs. Miner
having lo children Of their own. Ii
tho will Should be So construed Ly
tl,u court. H. gives nVne o. tho property
~ ."e piot"e.s a.'u ..se'.s u '"e oseeust n
man. as theJ were not mentioned IN the Will.
The contestants claim tina: the phrase was III
ter tho ',ecease Of Mr.. and Mrs. Miner. AID
that a; ". Miner died in'estat. as to most OF
h l"[ : Estate tate , T',I be o. a ,hd;r a eetween his
II this had been tho interpretation Of tho will!
is her legal privilege. and would have como in
,r how ,inwsr wlich wnnlI hava h,rn H,,f -
,roper twas WIS almost entirely 'e COMPOSED mo-. l'A Her
death at this stage of the case adds to tho
complication,
-m.-.a ..t. aA1 l,.,e
r ,'a1e ~, sar istO hnSh 10 accept SCI t ins Terms sn eas .. t,s
S Clause o' r sn9 t WIN Is sd put o ASIDE n no, lesa Tha a ano
de'lseeS Will taho her uoWer PORTION. Inc case
Ia attracting wide attention. and the fact that
SO high legal authority us Judge Dunisls is on
tHe sidc ~ thc nr"pnnsn IT. amt ana 'JUdnes S,nittMM
and Barker and Attorney Arthur ii. Hickman
The cnse was on sent. & adjourned iii Nov. As.
when ali the parties will he in court and tho
ease will undoubtedlv be- fried. II is to be tried
before the Hon. S. NJ, Norton. County Judge
and Surrogate. at Friendship.
COMPLICATIONS ~ pRoyIpISa For UNIFORM
GnAsDsoxs.
oSanAcusE. uct; !n.Ascl Wtieox OF Manius.
t Dtton n county; uIeu wv ioqf ieatin: IN es-
trankiim ana Asel H. ana thrce unuEhters. By
.no n'ntn ciuuse Of ms VII ne Cave ms Erand,
soI aI'set. son OF tsanKiin. Si.ooo. 70 ~ pain
niai d. ms naJollty. una pLo'ideo thaGi II
Inv ouneF soh or IONS sinnid pe oTrh 10 ms
ssTT'uun6 at maioritv Try Inm mSiHudd.r t ~ the
Ave MseS fhi il tsn e1 ThIs tie .e es5sts went ssso Int the
a ~ th !, tien ~ we're Dn mare. c u t1%Hi,SH,tSs tue vn nTa.
" ,hst niuth na IL t unaor - y he nTurmuS T Hr
thas hlnun C6nuS = o Hsa = Ue S rrhn Ims ,aII +
'nerc We. ~ n3ei Suu; ~ m'o uu.,eJJ
:; Ios.e.i ~ III t tSnmeu uy nMntb.r III ~
n.aat Iuu n,n.oiu' Ine e"nuo "no.'ea g y.
Wv M W;iin n n 'Than Grnrt Hiad q ""
wi nnia ro,aotaJ .,o,,r+,,oe
,,, u ea1Eu. - thnm tbe1pconmEs ;nSoivant mi
H. nthar {,vn ct so n,;xaa IN fhnt flew mn.
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struction of the will. The Court told them to
rr a = ~ ~ the state as last ~, tho grand.
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