HUNTER ESTATE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1932, Page 7

HUNTER ESTATE

£4OO A YEAR. FOR LADY' HUNTER

CHILD’S PLEA REFUSED

WELLINGTON, June 21. Judgment was delivered by Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court yesterday in the application brought by Lady Hunter, widow of the late Sir George 'Hunter, for payment of a capita] sum out of tl’.ie estate. His Honour allowed Lady Hunter £4OO a year from the date of her husband’s death, but refused an application for permanent maintenance made on behalf of her daughter, Edith May Hunter. “Quits outside purely legal consideration,?, there are practical considerations which make it impossible fur me ,to make the order a'sked for in this petition,” said his Honour, in delivering judgment on 'the daughter’s application. “By the will the whole income goes to ludy Hunter, and she is entitled to the whole income for life, or until re-marriage, when there is a fixed income, The daughter is not entitled it,o any share of capital. All she is enV'dad to h the income after her mother’s death or remarriage.

"The widow’s present poi ition, due to tho non-receipt of any income, is, however, desperate, and there is dependent on her file infant daughter of the deceased, also some children of her own by a former marriage. None of the parties represented at th e hear, ing dispute the truth of the widow’s despemte need of funds, nor do any of them oppose her application, although some are not prepared to consent to it. “Tflie order will he for payment to the widow from the capital of the estate of the sum of £4OO per annum, to accrue from the d its of tlhe testator’s death. As this payment is intended to provide maintenance due to the prevailing dermv.sUm, mud the necessity lor this order will, it is hoped, be of a j temporary nature, liberty is reserved to any party to move for ,ite discharge or variation ,a: nnv time. Power also

is reserved to any party (o move at any lime within live years of the making of th\s order for a further order providing lor tli,, repayment, by the widow to the 'estate, by means of instalments

of income, of any capi':a| payments made pursuant to this order.” Costs of I! parties ■) between solicitor and ,client worn allowed out of the .i_-.st.ite. I