SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

' A BULLS MAN'S WILL .. The Chief. 'Justice,?, sitting in. Cham- ®^ rs yesterday,',had before, him;a petition filed by Arthur -Montaguo Ongley ftod. Patrick James Kelly, of Foildmg, as trustees of "the wiji of thelate LauV 1? 0 ® v Arthur. .-AVorth(ii§;ton,.insurance . agent, Bulls, asking 'approval of tho •action .of the petitionersOin' expending- .. the sum of £41-Ids: 5d.: out'of certain legacies towards .the. maintenance. ,of v testator's .two 1 , reputed'lllegitimate, 'in-; fant children, in iwhoso favour : t!ie leg-, '. -acies had boon made, and also seeking directions from .the Court as to-.their .-. future maintenance. :■ ; It, appeared that the testator died on' Octoocr 26, 1908; leaving property V of. 'value of some'£soo.' 'Under .the Pterins/of..an unrevoked; will, 1 :.\ ; the ;childfeh i already : mentioned werequoatlied legacies of £100 each. ' His widow, the mother of his legitimate ; children," to ihave : the Cwill variod so as to '<provide for-;.the -lawful ■ children, , but. tho. Court; -held . that, it was-a' father's, moral/duty: to provide for ' his r illegitimate '"as ,• well, as K .to .varv the will. -. . . / _ . ... The Chief Justice now approved -of y-the.ipayinents''iii',.rega.rd';tb:'Me;.fllegitif . I,mate children, and, directed that, the' executors :fhe further ..sums of 7s. Cel. . per week ;each'-;towards!their, support. ■ Costs'were,'allo\ved out of : tbejfund also:' . •. H Mr. F. G; Bolton; -appearedinsup- ■ port of tlie petition,' which .was not ' opposed. •/ : i'.iiJvi'A'-V 1 --v!y(0 A NOVEL CASE., ■ .Application-was made by ' Mr. J; W. '■ 'VMacdonald,;Jsolicit^r; ; :' tol ;the ..Public V : ; Trustee, for-leave to. presume the death . of Thomas llalonoy,-..'father of John . ."Joseph Malonej', late of Millertonj.who ; :^.followedvtlio ? : occuprtion'.of iminet,: : and ; ; |;y died on' December i 24, .1903. Adminis- . . tration of- his estate liad- been granted;tKe;;PublicV'Tnist^,:'.iand''',aa'''dMeased:'. had been' a bachelor:and died intestate, ..y lis property, worth'.about £400, - would : 'go to his father, if alive. . The father ' : was'last heard of .thirteen years ago, ■ andvt-he^motheis^ .teeii 'years r dead!" : Th*ej present' : applica-. v V toon- was brought.' with' a view, to enabl..ing the ! estate tpibe'distribufed amongst . I .. tho..- nest -of .-kin: - Patrick-.Jlaloney, • farmer,- Durilible,'.New South Wales;-iEathleeri-\Malpney,v Dunlible pi; Michael j Joseph Malonejy St; Poter'sy ,New. South •- Wales; and Thomas Maloney,- Gurrun3ah—the brothers.and.sister.of tho de- ' ceased;. ..After hearing argumetit - and. -/" proof j ;,bf- . . parent, the Court grained-leave-to pre.vsiime .'the; 'death 1 ; of .' thus ;'.empqweririg:vthG 'Public; ? Trustee: ,- to distribute ,tho, estatia-.Hamongst'- ;tie! .. ether members of tho family. V