Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-10-25 | Page 1 | Stratton Will Case

STRATTON WILL CASE Executors Win in First Blood in Their Fight i With i the e Administrators COLORADO SPRINGS Colp Oct 25 The The great legal battle over the Stratton Stratton Strat- Strat ton lon millions commenced In earnest to today today today to- to day In the DI District triet court before Judge W W. VI I Seeds Toddy's Today's proceedings are ale the beginning of or the tight on the part of ot the three executors named by hy Mr 11 Stratton In his will to prove that thal the administrators appointed In September by County Judge Orr were Illegally created and therefore are aI not entitled to handle and administer the c The most Important point yet decided ed was wan the ruling h by Jud Judge e Seeds that questions In law must be taken up beCore before before be be- fore Core questions of oC fact The decision I ion as asfar asfar asfar far as It goes goei Is a victory for COI the ex executors executors ex- ex as IL it means that If Ir the illegality of or the appointment of or the administrators tors tori is established the entire proceedIngs proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings of or the Count County court will be thrown out In which event f the Ihs executors will wilt not have hae to substantiate their charges chares of conspiracy preferred a against the administrators administrators ad ud- three three weeks ago