OCR Text |
Show NORTON HELPED ; THE COUNT OUT i . ' r - Now He Brings Suit Be-' Be-' cause His Daughter Has Divorce, NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Justice Ad-I Ad-I doms. In the Supreme court yesterday, appointed John K. Creevey as referee in a suit brought by ex-Gov., Levi P. Morton to set aside the conveyance of the Morton building at 116 .Nassau street, to the Morton Trust company as "trustse." In September, 1901. Mr. Morton con--veyed the building to the Morton Trust company and others as trustees for the benefit of COunt Boson de Talleyrand-Perigord. Talleyrand-Perigord. now Duke de Valencay, who was ,to receive the income from the building and later the entire property In view of the Count's marriage to Mr. Morton's daughter, Helen, the property being conveyed in accordance with an ante-nuptial contract. Mr. Morton, in his complaint, says that the consideration for the conveyance convey-ance of the property has failed for the reason that his daughter, who was man-fed to the Count in October, 1901. had her marriage dissolved by a judgment judg-ment of the French courts. He says that a!! contracts executed in France or in this country for the benefit of he Count are decared by the French decree de-cree to be void. |