New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-12
SEEKING FLAW in
CORBIN DIVORCE?
First Wife Said to Have Consulted
Judge Of Superior Court
HOLDEN MAKES STATEMENT
Charles T. Corbin Received Addition
al Income Through Second Mar
riage b. Terms of Will of His
Father, Hardware King.

Mrs. Lillian Blakesley Corbin, first
wife of Charles F. CorOin, is said to
be convinced that there was a flaw in
the decree which gave her a legal
separation and has retained counsel to
investigate the matter. Efforts were
made today to ascertain the nature Of
the alleged flaw but without success
as none O. the parties interested could
be located and interviewed.
1t is said Mrs. Corbin arrived at the
belief tina; flaw existed some time
ago and she is said to nave consulted
judge of the superior court, who ad-
Vlsed her TO retain a lawyer because
there might be some merit to her
claim. She saw Attorney Benedict M.
Holden in his New Y ork office and
later engaged James w. Osborne, for
mer district attorney Ill New York,
who is now thought to be preparing
her case.
II. ". Holdcn's Statement.
Mr.. Holden was in Hartford today
and when asked for the facts in the
case ~ the Herald, he said:
Il was consulted by Mrs. Corbin
in my New York office and l CORE
sponded with some of the parties in
terested. But l have taken no action
and short time ago James w. Os-
borne inform, d me he had been re-
tanned i'll the case.
''At tie time Mrs. Corbin came to
me she had been advised believe
by Superior court judge-to consult
lawyer. l did write several letters
for her but l did not want to become
involved in court proceedings for Varl-
Gus reasons among, them-well, it
was not my kind of a case
An effort was made by the Herald
to communicate by telephone with Mr..
Osborne but it was stated at his Of
flee in New York that he was away
for the day and could not be reached
by telephone. Mrs. Corbin, who is
living in New York. could not be in
terviewed as there is no telephone
listed a her address.
May Cause Legal Tanglc.
If Mrs. Corbin is able to substanti-
ate the claim that there was a flaw in
her divorce decree. it will create
tangle unheard of before in the his
tory of Connecticut law. Charles F.
Corbin has remarked since Mrs. Cor
bin obtained the decree and by this
second marriage inherited the income
from $4,000 through the terms of
the will of his father, Philip Corbin,
which he would not have received had
ne not married again.
Clause V of Philip Corbin's will, re-
garding the extra SIS, 900 reads as fol-
lows:
II give to my son, Charles F. Cor
bin, ten thousand dollars and in addi-
ton thereto 1 direct my trustees here
matter named to set apart and Sc
curely invest, as a separate and spe-
cial fund, the sum of Seventy-five
thouand dollars and to pay the income
hereof to him, or, if in their judg-
ment and discretion they find it wiser
to do so, they may expend the income
for his benefit. Should be marry, the
of the fund shall be in
creased to the sum of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars and there
upon the income of said entire fund
sh all be expended in like manner. LII
either case use of the income is t.
continue during the lifetime of my
son
Extra $4,000 Has Been Paid.
The extra $4,000 which Charles +. |
Corbin received through his second |
marriage has been paid to him by the |
trustees of the estate, Sylvester G. |
Durham of Hartford, Colonel Charles |
M. Jarvis of Berlin and the Conecti- !
cut Trust and Safe Deposit company !
of Hartford This joint trusteeship !
expired when the estate of Philip Cor
bin was divided last fall.