Page:United States Reports, Volume 209.djvu/316

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290 OCTOBER TERM, 1907. Opl?on of ti? Court. 209 U.S. ship certain described properties,. left by the first husband, situated in the district of Naguabe, and to the 'two daughters in joint equal undivided ownership a certain estate situated in Naguabo, and also a much larger estate situated in Hu- macao, both of which also at the death of the first husband stood in his name and had passed into the .possession of his widow, in virtue of her administration or usufruct. In April, 1901, Mr. Cuadra, as the attorney of the daughters Maria and Petronila, and Mr. Landron, as the attorney of the mother Manuela, instituted in the District Court of Humaeao a proceeding under the Spanish mortgage law to have the legal title to the property referred to in the agreement put of record. The prayer was that the property referred to in the agreement and thereby transferred to the mother be placed of record in her name as the full owner thereof, and that the property re- farred to in such agreement, transferred to the two daughters, be placed in their names as the full owners. Conformably to solemn preo! of the honesty with which she h?s acted up to this day, and a detailed and approved statement of the very grave misfortunes against which the estate hzz struggled during the long time in which she h? administered it. Ninth. B?eanes of has being better acquainted than any other o! the in- tm?sted l?rt. ies with the claims of all kinds which may now be pending or am to be estab?shed in favor of the estate left at the death of Don ?"{a P? y B?rio?, Mre. MaIlu?da de Out?lan i? commi?oned to continue or ? ?uch ?l?m?ons within the shortest time pomibie, it beir? well und? that the ?mounte obtained from th? ?dmm shall be consider?l into ? ?lual lmrt? for the advantage and u? of ?. Gutman and her ?id two d?ghter? b? her tm?t husband. Thu? tha three contracting par?es sign before the witn? who am ? ?mt and the lawy?n?, who likewi? ?ube?ribe the aame m parties th?rsto, in Bumaeao ? 16th ? of January, 1901. M,?u?, l?os, W?ow o! Rubio. l?mom7? PA?mc? l?os D? Nov?. , Lawyer Jos/? M?uu? Cu.?a?,. Lawyer Rx?'?,? LoPB L?mRON. F?mczsco No??. M. A?owmo. J?vs Az?mor?.