Salt Lake Herald | 1906-12-04 | Page 2 | Contest Was Not Settled

CONTEST CONT ST MAS NOT SETTLED Decree in Oelrichs Case Not Signed by Surrogate on Account of Objections New York Dec Dec 3 The contest over the will of Herman Oelrichs who died while returning from Europe to the United States last Jast June has not been settled It was announced a week ago that a settlement had been effected by b which Mrs Oelrichs was to receive Pa Pacific Pacific citie Coast railway bonds valued at and his hl son son the estate In California valued at A de decree decree decree cree was subsequently submitted to the surrogate for signature but on ac account account account count of ot objections was not signed Surrogate Fitzgerald today to ay took the testimony of or the subscribing witnesses to the will and also the testimony of other witnesses to prove that the testa testator testator testator tor some time prior to his Ills death had definitely given up his residence In California and intended to make his llis fu Cu future future ture residence here According to the tile laws of California Mrs Mis Oelrichs would be entitled to the bulk of her husbands estate whereas as under tile the laws o ot of the state pf f NeW NeU Ne York her share would be comparatively small as the estate consists almost altogether of personal property and her right of or dower would onlY ony extend to a life interest In the tIle thereal thereal real estate Under the terms of the U e will practically the whole estate goes to Mr Oelrichs brother and sister