Court's Judgment Varied In Kinsington Case
. . yTiLLlN&TDN, March. 25. . The Court of ^ppeal today gave judgment iil the appeal: ql; Mi'ohael George KenglnstQn and Caimilaj Ndrma Ken-.-jiiigton l'elating tq the dispoaal ,of; b'ne estate, ' of * i'rahic ' Kensington; ;, latb : ;o f dalmerstbn North. . Thje. ^our|b^ljeld the jhdgment oi' IMrl Mustiee tivat t urlhei; pfovisLonl s,ho.uld ."Be- irnafie out of-' the. estate hiider.:- f-hh Family. IProtectton Act for ;the w.idow, Eniily ileii- ' sington, but held that "the prbvisiqn made by the judge was too. li'Beral in the cireumstances. The ordev graiiling the widovv an income of £4 per'WeeU was varied to £3 per week- and the lump sum payment of £500 granted wa.: reduced to £300 with the proviso that £200 was to be spent on household ro pairs. The widow was awarded £78 15s cost-? and dmburseinents agamst appellants, the trustees of the will'were allowed £10 10s costs and counsel for the infant children of appellants was allowed £15 15s .costs.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 March 1949, Page 2
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