Interesting Law Point
(Per .A-ess Association). Ai ELBoraNK, This Day. In Court the Judge decided au interesting point. Tlie Clerk of Probate declined to pass a bequest for holding masses for the repose of testator's soul on the ground that the Act of Edward VI and George IV prohibited it. The Judge held the first named Act was passed agaiust Catholics for the Reformation, aud it was uurcasouable to apply it now. As to George IV Act it should, he thought, be construed reasonably with regard to the circumstances, aad he decided the bequest was good.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 45, 21 August 1895, Page 3
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96Interesting Law Point Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 45, 21 August 1895, Page 3
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