The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
END OF PARSONS WILL CASE.
PROPERTY At LIBERTY AND PRICE
STREETS TO BE DIVIDED.

The Trust Deed Executed by the Late
Mrs. Parsons to Parties in san
Francisco for The Benefit of Her
Niece, Miss Elizabeth Katharine
Mans, Declared Null and Void. and
Ordered Cancelled. Thus Removing
the CIoud Upon the Tltle-The Ex-
ecutors of the VIII Directed to
Divide the Property Between DR..
:. {. Parsons and Miss Mas, Ac-
cOrding TO Compromise.
The Parsons viii case was finally dis
posed of by the verdict of a jury In the
Superior Court yesterday, the verdict be
ing in line with the petition to the court
of the two contesting heirs. Miss Elizabeth
Katherine Mas Of San Francisco, and DR..
stoven c. Parsons of Savannah. A com
promise was reached by these two heirs
some time since by which they agreed 10
divide the property at Liberty ana Price
streets equally between them. Differences
as to other smaller pieces Of property were
also adjusted.
The property in question was owned by
Mrs S. C. Parsons, who died in San Fran
cisco something over a year ago. Mrs.
Parsons, in her will. cut off her husband
with $ and her wedding ring, leaving che
greater part OF her property, which was
estimated az from $50 900 to $4,000 10 her
niece, Elizabeth Katherine Mas of San
Francisco. DIT. Parsons did not propose
to accept of such unkindly treatment at The
hands OF his late spouse and he proceed
ed TO make a very vigorous contest in the
courts. He succeeded so well in establish
ing his claims that the father of Miss
Mas, who IS minor. agreed to compro-
mise. by which the two contesting heirs
should divide the bulk of the property be-
tween them.
The late Mrs Parsons had evidently
fully determined upon excluding her nus
band from any participation in her estate
other than the small gratuity mentioned.
This was evidenced by the fact that, in
addition to bequeathing the greater part Of
her property to her niece, she executed a
trust deed TO the property at Liberty and
Price streets, naming three residents of
San Francisco as trustees and directing
them to hold and conduct the property
for the benefit Of this niece until she should
reach 30 years of age. when she should
come into possession of the property. if
the property was to be divided among
other parties named. This trust deed was
so made that h did not become effective
until after The death of Mrs. Parsons, and
was delivered and recorded after her death.
The deed to the trustees constituting
cloud upon the title to the property. the
two heirs after their compromise, united
in joint petition to the court, setting
forth the facts and requesting that the
trust deed be declared null and void and
ordered canceled on the books of the clerk
of the Superior Court on the ground that
it did not become effective and was not
delivered and recorded until after tbe
death OF the grantor
The verdict was in line with the petition.
and an order was granted by the court de-
claring the deed nun aud void and direct
ing that 1t be Cancelled upon the books
of the clerk. The order also directs the
executors of the will Messrs. John G. But
Ter and X. II. Tatem and DR.. r. B. Har-
ris, to take charge of the property at Lib
erty and Price streets and proceed with
the division under the terms of the com
promise.