The evening world., 1904-08-12
Sealed Letter Leaving $4,000
to Nebraskan Declared by
Court Not a Part Of Last
Testament Of Phllo S. Bennett
DECISION IS AGAINST
HIM ON EVERY POINT.
Ruling Based on Doctrine Of In.
corporation by Reference and
Goes Into Relation Of lnheri-
lance Note 10 Main Document
Especial TO The Evening WORLDLY

NEW IA LIN, aug. "a Supreule
Court Of Errors Of the Third judicial
District Of Connecticut, handed down q
decision to-day upholdlng the verdict
Of the Court Of Probate Of New Haven
In refusing to approve az q part Of the
viii of the late Philo q. Bennett the
,.,,.. a,r.c,,r. Ntr. p.nns,, N ,nrn
49, 49, ~
over Wo.M 10 William j. Bryan.
Chief Judge Torrance. Who wrote the
~on,nio, dos. No, d.nart N anv in
-
msat on Mr.. Brysn's coudues, a. the
Lovsr court, ala hut base, nj. d.
49,, $3.50 -.
easion on Two hings' nrst mat tnere u
no Law or precedent to warrant q de-
cIslon that the doctr,ns Of incorporaton
Nv r.,.r.no. nrsvsi,. IN mi. s,st. sna
second that ever II that doctrine pre-
yails no paper In the Bennett viii N
madsa part OF u oy references aoooroins
70 the rules universally applied In jur-
lsdictious where incorporation BY refer.
.nos doe, prevail.
Loses Every Peint.
rv.rv nolnt made bv BRYAN ana M.
, $3.50. -. -
iawyers ~ knocAso ou' w NE SourS
Of Errors. and APPARENTLY leaves the
Nebraskan not a leg 10 sand on In
t,tur. action
r
ins OF MI bennetts NA
on which the night Wa made 10 No. u.
and Ia a. folloys,
II give and beous>tb unto INV r,,s.
Grace Imogene Bennstt ths sum a.
10000, IN trust, however, for The pur-
poss. set forth 10 . sealed letter which
The letter referred to in this clauss
& the one already published In The
70 turn over the specified $4,000 to Mr..
5Iyan, 70 6s made use OF ~ him - he
sses NJ. On the trial OF the case 1t
developed thst THIS letter was drawn up
Ten days before the date OF the actual
w At bryan,s home IN Nebraska.
tftsrward copied By Nj; Bsnnstt., sealed
reao only oy MRS: Bennett n her
~. ME. nv ceatn. D bennest.
~ 1hu me enveiVRs wsre 'nen
ppsss.nN ~ M v1uis 0t Sne wooa Hx'
tVhHr ~. 80 ,sy IA
samit ths tvnsrrtftsr 6rsst ~ \ xr,ts
Ian liter Al mart NJ the vi,i ~ vii.
ten letter in he vault with The viii was
oHarAd % tka An-auuasnt rsferrAd Ia In
parssraph twelve. mi siso was az.
ciudsS Nv thu Court. md the hurry After.
ward decided mai nelther letter was
part OF ths will. because the doctrine
Of incorporation BY reference does not
R.e.a,i " .ne Su.s, ano SeSau, AZ. 4.
~ aaa IN VIII nv "A hsnanss az
aa r1 ~ sr .hnw. an ~. tscs an In.
,w.rnss.asnn .e',e, snnsvrws ~ ,.ststor that
.ho, Sn na, ecns,i,,,s nsrt Of ths
La
p...u.,t Stv.t rxi.t.
N.. a.. $500. -. r.,.
Throughout the opinion iVI-
rance assumss nat me ooouine Oh ~
corpoIsuon oy rsIe,enos psvvvSs 81
th0uen At tne outsot ~ ~ ~ " ~.
AZ ms'sIy /. $40
os ergumsu, uron I'M .Sist.
% n aPpensn. ep'H court
enos OF suoo uoSuN"" A"' ~~
sHHr -- -h,cn N 4. sousht 40
~ ~. ..%,st4ns Al ths
incoFpo!ets mussos
ons q the oI tns LA
neo wnicn ~ y ~
mefe must 30 rNef.nVe y IVY
nv sxecutsd oocument 70 tns intvsms
doounen ~ an xSune ons' NV nos
~ q fucKe doounaeot a..
Tested By the rolss shus hio
down h ne eAsee eoove citA1, mo n
numerous others that might b cited.