Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
DURT ORDERS
ESTATECLOSED
F'TER YEARS
! st Fund Left by Former
President Harrison to Be
Distributed.
ICE BRINGS ACTION

! neteen years after the death of Ben
"a Harrison, former president Of the
ID States, the heirs of the distin-
led man have called upon the courts
etermine the time Of distribution of
estate Of the late president.
dge Linn Hay of superior court, room
,day announced that the court has
,lied with an order Of the Indiana
.Sllate court, instructing the superior.
&c to reverse its ruling on a demurrer.
dieations today were that Mrs.
aahena. Harrison Williams, grand
AasseSof the late president and daugh-
Russell B. Harrison. will go to
to compel the Union Trust Company
81 indianapolis and her father, Russell
Harrison, as a trustee of the will, to
over to her about $4,7O0 held in trust
the Union Trust Company for her in
|2rdanee to the Will of the late Presi-
"a Harrison.
LRST SUIT
LED JUNE /, 1910.
% June l, 1910. Russell 5. Harrison,
y rustee, fled a suit in superior court.
Ia 2, asking for partition and sale of
%ain real estate comprised in the es-
IS Of the former president.
Ia July /, 1911, the court entered an
Ter instructing that the real estate be
and distributed as directed by the
he will directed that one sixth of the
d so obtained be placed with the
on Trust Company of indianapolis,
trustee for Marthena Harrison VIII
I ms, and to provide against any loss
harm to the rights or interests of any
lid or children which may hereafter
born to Russell B. Harrison and said
stee to receive, hold, invest and pre-
I've the principal of said sum until
IRE shall have been born to said Rus
4 B. Harrison, child or children, If any
|sh child or children shall be born to
D or until the possibility Of issue to
z shall have become extinct, and in
meantime to pay the income arising
erefrom to Marthena Harrison, now
IS. Williams"
700 FUND
ED IN TRUST.
The finding of the appellate court shows
1t the Union Trust Company now holds
trust fnud of about S4,700 for Mrs
illiams.
She contends that she was born Jan
HISS, and became Of age on Jan. Is,
S;sessI was married to Harry \. VIII
ms, Jr., OF Norfolk, Va, Feb. 3, 1912
d that she is entitled to the possession
d enjoyment Of the share of the estate
t her through Russell 3. Harrison. as
Istee, on or about Jan. IS, 1909. She
inns that she has demanded payment
I'm the trust company and that it was
used.
Mrs. Williams some time ago asked the
perior court to instruct the trust com
ny to terminate the trust
The appellate court finds that the
ion Trust Company is ready to com
? with order of court in reference
the fund.
Russell B. Harrison as trustee de
Irred to the complaint of his daugh-
and Judge Hay sustained the de
lrrer, from which Mrs. Williams an
aled to the higher court.
A few days ago Judge Hay received 4
ling from the higher court holding
ut the court erred in sustaining the
murrer of Mr.. Harrison
eDERED TO
JERRULE DEMURRER.
Judge Hay was ordered by the higher
art to override the demurrer, which
s done, according to an announcement
st5Mt trial court today.
hge Hay has instructed Mr.. Harri
TO answer and further action de-
upon the answer
ne higher court held that under the
rms of the viii of the former president
is provided that such portion of each
lids share as may not have been ex-
nded for its benefit shall, on the coming
age of such child, or its marriage. be
Id over to it."
The appellate court held that when
lrthena Harrison became of age or mar
d. either event fixed the time Of dis
button of the estate"
The case first was instituted in the
perior court when Judge Collier was
dye. He was succeeded by Judge Hay.
The former president wrote his will on
'ril 20, 1899, and a codicil bearing the
tie CT Feb. 10, 1901, was attached. The
rmer president died on March Is, 1901.