SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1415, 16 April 1912, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

CLAIM BY A 'WIDOW. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning (ho Chief Justice (Sir Kobcrt Stout) heard an application for relief under the Family Protection Act. The parties to tho action ivero Ava Ciithhertson J'earco, willow, ot Wellington, plaintiff, and J. A. Uruco, clerk, and V. 11. I'ulnnm, solicitor (executors of the will of the lato A. C. l'enrcc). defendants. Mr. ]■'. F. Newman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. E. l'otherick for tho defendants. It appeared that Archibald Cameron Pearce (lied on September 21, 1811, leaving his estate in I rust, the widow to receive the income until her three children reached a certain age, when the principal was to be. divided among them. Tho widownow made application to handle, tho prinp.iDal on the ground that deceased failed

lo make adei|iiale prm-Mmi for her support. In her alliilavit, Mrs. IVane said I hat when her hiiOmid died she was pus-■c-Mil of ,uiu. This was her mm money, which she had lent for „ term on Mv.md morlgage, and wiiich was repaid mi few days lii'lorc IVarce died. She al.-o had fiO .-.luires in Ih,. Carthage Hold Mining Company, which were paid up to !is. per share. I lilt of the .«;.-, she had since paid I luce calls (of Xi Ills, each) on Hie shares. X\i ■Ilk for a tombstone f,,r her husband's grave, ami money for necessilics, allor which she had left only .till. She oslimaleil the value of her husband's estate at XWl'.l On aeeoiinl ,if being in delicate health, she could earn very little. Aller hearing argument, 'his Honour derided that the widow should bo granted the funds, and also whatever insurance moneys were due lor the maintenance, of herself and familv.