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Show Lawsuit 130 Years Old Won By Church . ( By International News Service.) ROME. May 10. In 178S a wealthy prelate, Mgr. Varese, died, leaving the bulk of his fortune, which amounted to several millions of lire, to the Holy See and more especially to the Sacred Congregation Con-gregation of Propaganda Fide. The testator's next of kin, Count Ciofi Degll Atti. attacked the validity of the will, asserting that Mgr. Varese was not in full possession of his mental faculties. v An interniinablo lawsuit has been going on over since, with varying fortune for-tune and vicissitudes, both parties making every effort to establish their claim to the Varese millions. Things looked bad for the Holy See when the court of appeals of Aqulla pronounced pro-nounced a sentence in favor of the plaintiffs, condemning the congregation congrega-tion of Propaganda Fide to the resli tution of the entire sum with compound com-pound interest since the year 1788. It would have meant bankruptcy for the Holy See, but the latter had recourse to the supreme court of Cassation, which has now declared the Aquila sentence null and void, owing to faulty procedure, ordering that tho lawsuit be again brought for discussion before the court of appeals of Bologna. There is a formidable array of counsel, coun-sel, the Consistorial Advocates San-tucci, San-tucci, Cammon, Mussi and Pacello appearing ap-pearing for the congregation of Propaganda Propa-ganda Fide, and Advocates Sclarota, Trlncheri and Sonnino for Count Ciofi Uegli Atti. |