Judgment was reserved in the Hardoon will: case on December 7 by Judge P, Grant Jones in H.M. Supreme Court, 'The case, which opened on December 1, was instituted by K, B, Ezra Hardoon against Liza Hardoon, widow of the late, Silas Aaron Hardoon, who died in Shang balan Juno 49,1931, leaving the whole of his property' to his wife, appointing her sole executrix of his will, which was dated February, 10, TOM, "The property consisted chiefly of land and tenements, the late Mr. Hardoon leaving a very large fortune amounting to about £4,000,000. Pro-Date of the will was wanted on July 1G, 1991, Piainti" was represented by Mr, M, Reader Harris and Mr, "A, Fishman, and the defendant by' Mr. Bldon Potter, K.C, of Hongkong, Mr. GH, Wright and' Me, J, B. Badele; "the hearing opened on Decem: ver with the reading of plead~ Inge and certain' agreed "cor respondence by Me, Reader Hari Plaintiff, read the statement of claim, was a cousin of the deceased, who was bon in Baghdad and was of the Jewish faith. Under the laws of China, succession was governed by the national Jaw of the decease' and the essentials and effect of a will were governed by the national law fof the testator existing at the time of its making. Under the Inws of Traq, the deceased had no power to bequeath to his widow more than 0 quarter of his estate, the remaining portion of which had to be divided equally among his next of kin.
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