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In The Goods of Hughes - Nov 11 1873 James Lewis Hughes died at Lucknow, in the East Indies, on 22nd May 1865, intestate, leaving a widow, Elizabeth Hughes, a mother, Catherine Hughes, since deceased, and three brothers, the persons entitled to his personal estate and effects. The property of the deceased, which was all in India, was taken possession of by the Administrator-General in Bengal, who paid one moiety of the proceeds to the widow, Elizabeth Hughes, in India, and transmitted the other moiety to this county to be distributed amongst the parties entitled thereto under the Regimental Debts Act, 1863. On motion of counsel, Sir J Hannen granted
administration of the goods of the deceased under 20 & 21 Vict.
c.77, s.73, limited to the property transmitted to this country as
above stated, to one of the brothers of the deceased. |