Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-19
ASKS CONSTRUCTION
OF MRS. IRVINE'S WILL
Medical Society May Be Required
to Say What Il VIII Do Con-
corning the Hospital

Suit has been filed Ill the Madi-
son circuit court for a compre-
hensive construction OF the will
of the late Mrs. Elizabeth S. Ir-
vine. The suit is filed by Attor-
ney a. r. Burnam, on behalf of
John w. Crooke, executor of the
estate. In the petition the court
is asked to decide just what tn,
law holds to have been Mrs. r.
vines intentions and powers
dlspOslnG of her estate. which i
estimated to be worth about
100000. The petition also asks
that the kentucky State Medical
Association be required to ma
. known lis Intentions OF acccptir- '
or rejecting the bequest of Mr.
lrvinc's home place on Lancaster
avenue here which she left to =
body to be used as a hospital. 81
LETT the income from certain =.
perty in Kansas CITY. \.
amounting to tS2,COO a year
support for the hospital, w
provided that in the eve
Medical Society did not 49,
the bequest or fulfill her CO.
tiOns, that the home place sh,
then 80 to the city of Richmcr
for use as public park: The stiit
asking construction OF the NIL
reads as follows:
Madison Circuit Court.
Ohm W. CrOoke, Executor OF
Elizabeth s. Irvine. Deceased
Plaintiff
US. Petition in Equity.
D. Irvine White, Alice p. Walker,
]. w. Wiggins ,AIattie Lee Oar
win, Susan ID. White, Lucy NJ.
White. d. |. White, Addison
White, Shelby [. White, Susie
B. Bennett, Shelby Patton,
Hume Patton, Sadie G.. kellar,
Richard w. Miller, Medical
Society OF Kentucky, City of
Richmond. Ky, John {. Green
way. Irvine Patton, Shelby w.
Walker, PresbyterianChurch of
Richmond, Ky, Willie |. Shelby
Mrs. Fannie S. Matthews, Mrs.
Fannie Halves. Mrs. Robert
Miller. Miss Bessie Miller, Gil
bert c. Greenway, Reuben War
ford, (coD. Sallie Irvine. (coD,
VIM. l. GreenWay. and Millie
Mason defendants
The plaintiff. John W. Crooke,
states that Elizabeth s. Irvine
died a citizen and resident ofAIad-
ison county. Ky. on the 9th day
OF November. 1929. leaving last
will and testament. which was
duly probated in the Madison
county clerks office on the 9th
dav OF December, 1920. That by
the said will, testatriX appointed
this plaintiff and David Irvine
White. Sr.. of Huntsville, Ala. her
executors. That said David Ir-
vine White, Sr, declined to quail
ify. but that this plaintiff qualified
by taking the oath required by
law and executing bond which
was approved by the Judge OF the
Madison County Court, and is
now the duly appointed and act
ing executor of the estate of the
said Elizabeth S. Irvine.
Plaintiff states that the defend-
ants herein named were deviSe"e
except ]. ". Wi@gins an
Mason. under said Will, 4 coz
of said will is filed herewith an
made a part hereof, marked for
identification Last VIII and les
lament of Elizabeth S. Irvine
Richmond. Kentucky.
Plaintiff states that this teS
trix left personal property VIII
came into his hands as her exec
tor, of the value of S1432022.c
shown by the report OF apr,
ers of said estate heretofore
in the office Of the clerk O
Madison county court; CO.
which is filed herewith and m
a part hereof marked for ident
cation Appraisers Report" ."
Plaintiff states that in addit q
to the aforesaid personal proper
ty, his testatrix left about 20
acres of land on the edge of the
city of Richmond, on the Barnes
Mill and Lancaster turnpikes,;
also her residence on Lancaster
avenue in the eity of Richmond,
known as Irvinton, also a lot of
ground referred to in her will as
ESNo lots, fronting Second street
Tin the cityAof Richmond, KY, and
adjoining property of the Eastern
Kentucky State Normal School.
L. Plaintiff states that by the
terms of the will of his testatrix