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' MayBe Be Good Law , But- But ButThe ButThe But - The dowager do"ager doager " duchess duchecs ; ofhnches of ot 'r'1nches- 'r'1nches r1nches \hnches- hnches 'r'1nchester ' \ Minches-ter Minches ter hnchester ' . - - ter left her residuary reclduary ; estite cshte estate to her herson herson herson son the prcsci preser preset t < dul Iul dill c e , and hib his hl & w \ ' . wife Ire- Ire Ife- Ife Ire1,1 Ifei,900o0 - - , > ' l.nSOOOO lnSOOOO i,900o0 i900o0 1/,1 1 ,1 / , . , : > : ; 0000 In trust \ with Ith an nn annual annualIncome annualincome annualIncome Income of 183,000 183000 )183,000 5133,000 5133000 ' ) 183,000Mien , , " \Mien Mien "hen hen \ ' hen the wIll willwts willwis wts , - 1S ' , ' ) signed Igned the \ wife Ife of or the duke dule , was wasthe wasthe wasthe the fOI foimer former mer Helena ZImmermann Zlmmerinann Zimmennaundaughter , daughter of or a n Cincinnati mllltoJ11Ire millionaire mllllonilre.Now mllllonilreNow . No\\ No Now Noa \ a referee appointed by 11 it 'u- 'u u 'upreme Su : ' bu-prcme bu prcme - . preme court justice In Manhattan Manhattandecides 1\Ianh 1 Ianh \ Manlnttandecides tUao tUaodecIdes < decIdes thit th'1t th1t that ' the present duchess duchC5s ' ' 19 Is 19the Isthe Isthe the beneficiary benelklary , the former Kathleen KathleenEthel KathleenEthel KathleenEthel Ethel D1 Diwcs D15ses . " es , of ot Green\\ Green Greenwich Greenieh \ ieh , Conn Connwhom , . whom Manchester Ianchester married the day dayhis dayhis dayhis his first \ wife's wifes Ife's Ifes ' ' dh divorce orce decree was waseffective \ ' . waaeffective as aseffective effective , December 17 Ii , 1931 1031 1931The . - The referee , attempting nttcmptmg to Inter Inter- Interpret interpret Interpret - pret British Bntlsh law , hold holds & that tlie the rights rightsor rightsof rightsof or of the former duchess ended nth with withher , withher nthher her divorce 'The The ' The prov pro\ pro pros proIsIon \ Islon IsIon should shouldnot shouldnot shouldnot not be considered coneldered ; as referring to the theparticular theparticular theparticular particular person who was tlie the duke dul.e dule . 8 s 8wife swife 8wife wife at the time ot of o ( the execution ot of otthe ofthe oftlie . the will " will wlll " ' So the dowigcr clow'lger clowlger dowager ' duchess Is In the thelegnl thelegal thelegal legnl legal picture as nr ; be bestowing , > to\.lng to.lng to .lng lng \ . half halt beno- beno benofits benofits bcno-Qts bcno Qts - - fits In an e estate tate of ot nearly near1y two t0 too t\\ t \ 0 mil- mil nil- nil - millions nillions mil millions - lions , lions , not on the "wife wife " ; , " the mother motherof motherof motherof of her grandchildren , , whom "horn horn " she sheknew sheknew sheknew knew . , but on some unknownoman unknown \\oman oman woman womanwhom \ womanwhom omanwhom whom the duke ml might ht later nI'1rry nI1rry nrirry nnrry.Most nnrryMost ' . M05t Most reasoners reaconers ; will w \ 111 III hold tint th'lt thlt th'it thit ' ' tlie the In- In IntenUon intention In Intention - tention tenUon of ot the te testator , > tntor is J ignored IgnoredIncidentillv nored . , . 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Interna- Interna Intern InternatlOD'11lsm Interna-tiomlism Interna tiomlism - . tlOD'11lsm tlOD11lsm trontlism ' Is falev raielv rarely ] Involved Imolvell lnsolved Wheth Wheth- Whether - - er the report of ot th's ths ' referee \ will wlll III be beaffirmed beaffirmed beaffirmed affirmed by the court \ we e can only onlyguess onlyguess onlyguess guess It Ins h'1s h1s iris ' ' i 1 'i ' keen Interest for forstudents forstudents forstudents students of ot modern divorce law- law lawBrooklyn lawBrooklyn law-Brooklyn law Brooklyn - - Brooklyn Eagle agle |