The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-20
WRIGHT Gets HIS
PROPERTY BACK
Claims of Absent Brother and
Sisters of His Wife Are
Turned Down.

| Judge De Bolt yesterday decided that
John Wright was entitled to a recon
veyance of the property he conveyed
to his wife year and half ago i'm
anticipation of his death, then expect
| ed momentarily.
| The case is one of the most curious
and interesting in the annals of the
! probate court. Wright in his petition
| alleged that on May 8, 1906, he was
! the owner of a large number of the
| shares of stock of the Hawaiian Flee
trio Company, Oahu Sugar Company,
Kihei Sugar Company, and a number
of other Hawaiian corporations, in the
aggregate worth many thousands Of
dollars. He was also the owner of a
good deal of valuable real estate in
Honolulu, this being worth a good
many thousand dollars. At this time
he had been sick long while, he had
suffered several paralytic strokes, and
he believed, and his wife and friends
and his physician believed, that his
death was emily question of few
days at most. His wife at this time
was a woman in good health AMI of
rugged constitution. Wishing to make
provision for her in case he should
die, it was decided that he should con-
vey to her all of his property, the I'M
Outstanding being that if he recovered
she should reeenvey it.
He did not die at that time, but got
better, though he still remained weak
and far from robust. Because of this
condition, his weakness and his I'M
easiness of mind and body, he never
thought to have the property convey
ed to his wife, reconveyed to him.
While the property, therefore, stood
in her name and the purpose to recon-
vey to him unexecuted, his wife sud-
denly died January 10. 1907, leaving no
will. Cecil Brown was appointed ad-
ministrator of her estate. But as she
died intestate, under the statute of
Distribution in this Territory one-half Of
her property would go to her brother
and sisters, cher parents being dead).
The brother and sisters were John
Hoskins of London, England, and Jane
Franklin and Susan Howard, of Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania. These prompt
ly put in their claim for half of the
estate. Wright in his petition to the
court asks that the understanding be-
tween himself and his wife on which
the property was conveyed to her be
carried out, and that the administrator
be required to reconvey it to him.
The suit has been pending for some
time and a good deal Of testimony has
been taken. The case was heard yes
terday by Judge De Bolt. Thompson
and Clemens represented the petitioner,
John Wright. Judge De Bolt found
that the allegations of the petition had
been proven and granted the prayer of
the petitioner, and ordered a reconvey-
ance to Wright.
WILSON BANKRUPTCY.
The bankruptcy case of j. H. Wilson
was before Judge Dole yesterday after
noon on a question brought before the
court by the trustee in bankruptcy, as
to whether certain creditors are to be
considered as preferred creditors. In
these several cases Wilson made as
within four months of the proceedings
to declare him a bankrupt, and IL is
insisted that these assignments are
void in so far as they sought to give
preference to one creditor over another.
Judge Dole heard argument and took
the matter under advisement.
ARMSTRONG CONTEMPT CASE.
A remittitur was filed in the Circuit
Court yesterday RENTING the case of
the Oahu Railway and Land Company
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