The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-13
JAMES CAMPBELL
ESTATE ACCOUNTS
Judge Gear Pulls the Figures to Pieces and
Orders Charges and Surcharges by Tens
of Thousands of Dollars.

In decision covering thrynne typewriter pages Judge
passed yesterday upon questions relative the the late James
Campbell The decision concludes with
file forthwith amended date accordance with the
views laid down. and setting the hearing the amended and
petition for final distribution for Monday, June o.
he will is rather of its provisions Judge Gear
the outset 'and striking example of the which,
under the Territorial laws may up
for long period 1t ties the principal of the until
bic period of twenty years after the death all the living children of
the tetat and part child the
income alone being disposed Of Such wills favored in law
and 1t would be well If passed here New York and
other States where lives being the limit of time during
which the fee be uspended such the laws of California
prohibiting a o convey
The finds the will also peculiar that there does
be any present of of the realty the being
empowered simply to reduce possession" the realty and
realty
There OF technical discussion of the difficulties the tesla
placed in the of distribution in the will of twenty-five
tons
The court gives details of many expenditures
which the authorized pay out 1t de
des that they until discharged
their the charge
leaving balance of due them The court distinguishes the
interests of the wife Of the eao execuS and egae
formerly Mrs Campbell equivalent of onethrd of the personality
eouent report recognized this leave to amend being requested
He asks if $532746 paid Mrs Parker as her third OF the
authorized by the viii to be paid while the estate
yet the hands of the The question discussed and
this 5 the by the
"While the will, and must hold, that the
such had authority to out thus money to Mrs
Parker the viii gives Mrs Parker her
third the time of the testator
death taking of
the estate"
But that there be distribution
they could this Mrs Campbell They
are ordered to be surcharged with this $5327465.
With regard the payment of 352O31 to Princess havana
the the figures show
that Princess having been paid much shown
supplemental report of Mr. Cecil Brown and found by
she entitled than she
received by $1193367 making difference in her favor OF
that Princess and Miss Alice Campbell both be-
exactly the situation Mrs Parker, so
the whole concerned
calculates that Miss Campbell instead of having
paid $1O,91OO1 Should have received $47,S5399
of $3267152 should be urcharged toto in
If considered paid should have
the commissions charged all the payments above
noted and OF $4,000 Mendonca bonds
of amounting S61 15611 found
segregated that it is impossible if they correctly
charged long with the that they
should be charged principal
Rental $331O35 the San Jose property collected
the court improperly because the had taken the
property. - i
The family allowance should be charged principal
and not the the property similar finding
Is made as homestead the Emma street
premises Also that $322934O investments of the bal
due on stocks should be charged principal and the
credited principal accounted debited with the
1t that the minor children shall have guardian OF Their
property, but not of their persons appointed