The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
$4,000 Sought By
Widow Contested By
Bank AS Trustee
Latter Asks Courts Advise as to Procedure Case in
Local Superior Court Finds Lengthy List OF
Defendants in Action

The right Of Mary r. Willetts,
widow Of the late Harry Willets,
well known Waterbury realtor Of
years past, to draw $15, 900 from the
principal Of an estate left her by
her husband Is the basis of law
suit started before Judge John A.
Cornell In the superior court this
morning.
The Citizens and Manufacturers
National Bank as trustee Of the
Harry Willetts estate brought the
action against Mrs. Willetts now 9
resident Of Stamford and named In
the suit also as defendants are Fred
/. Willetts and Ruby Willetts Of
Cheshire, Frank Primrose and Ar.
thur Primrose Of Cammilus, N. Y.
Dorothy INDY and Florence WI.
let's of Elbridge, N. r., William r
Willetts of Montreal, Edith Willett'
Wayne Of this city, the waterbury
Masonic Temple Corp, st. Johnt
Episcopal church, Lodge No. "a, !
G. O. F., and Wacussie Encampment
I. o. o. r., Of Stamford.
The complaint sets forth tina,
Harry Willetts died on August 80
1915, and that his will was admitted
In the local probate court on Sept
II, 1915. In the will 1t points oui
Mr.. Willetts made certain specific
and general requests to his wife
and then gave her the use and In
come for her life Of all the remain
ing total Of the estate, real and per-
soral, with power to use the princi-
pal involved. Although she wa;
named executor she refused TO act
and william Willetts was appointed
executor. The later died IN Deem
Der, 1929, and the Citizens g. Manu-
facturers bank was named trustee.
According to the complaint Mrs
Willetts served notice on the banE
that she wanted to withdraw $4,000
The bank was unwilling to comply
with the request unless the plantifi
furnished It with a statement a.
to the specific uses to which she In
tended to use the money involved.
The action Is brought into cour'
BY the bank, which seeks the ADVICE
OF the court as to its duty as trustee
Atty. william eager at one point
this morning III a discussion OF 9
point In the case indicated thai
there might be q possibility thai
the defendant might remove all the
money from the original estate.
The bank asks the court to de-
termine whether plaintiff Is actint
in good faith. The complain
stipulates further that Mrs. Willet'
claims she wants the money Tor he
Happiness, health and support
and the court Is asked to determine
the limits Of the plaintiffs happi'
ness.
It further asks the court whether
the plaintiff can make gifts from
the principal and whether, II 1t IL
paid, 1t must be paid In lump sum
The action also asks that counse.
fee for attorneys for the plaintiff
be set by the court.
Atty. william B. eager and Wal
ter Torrance are appearing for the
bank and the law Arms Of Cum
mings and Lockwood and Durey
Pierson, and Comley and Femme
and Diminsteain Of Stamford ano
Atty. Harry @. Campbell for Other
defendants.
Atty. Thomas r. Moore, trust Of
ficer for the plaintiff bank, was the
first witness called IN the case. He
was not questioned much however
at the start due to the fact that
several legal questions were being
argued by the numerous lawyers II,
the case.