Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts, Vol. 34

Excerpt from Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts, Vol. 34: With Notes and References to Kindred Cases and Authorities; Containing 5 Appeal Cases, Pp. 623-925; 6 Appeal Cases, Pp. 1-881

Appeal against a decision Of the Court Of Appeal, which had affirmed a previous decision of vice-chancellor Ma. Iins The facts Of the case are fully set out in the report 624] in the court below. *the following summary Of them is all that is necessary for the present report.

A Mrs. Mangini Brown died in London intestate on the 2] st Of December, 1871, leaving personal estate to the amount of She was a widow above ninety-three years of age. It was not known whether she had any relatives, and her estate was therefore taken possession Of by the then Solicitor to the Treasury, Mr. Om on behalf Of the Crown A suit was subec uently institute by persons Of the Frec cia. Family, who 0 aimed to be Mrs. Brown's next Of kin. Mrs. Brown was the daughter Of Antonio Mangini, who in the early art Of his life had been consul in London for the Ligurian public, and in March, 1876, the Chief Clerk (to whose examination the title Of the claimants had been refer red) made his certificate declaring that Antonio Mangini was a native Of the village Of St. Ilario near Genoa, and was, in 1735, baptized there as Antonio Mangini, the son Of Gio v'anni Battista Mangini, and that the members Of the Frec cia family were the next Of kin. The court. On farther consideration, made an order in favor Of that family. Be fore that order was acted on fresh claimants appeared, now represented b Madame Sturla and the other appellants, and the case t ey set up was that the consul was one Anto nio Maria Mangini, and was born at Quarto, near Genoa, in 1744. On reference Of this new claim to the Chief Clerk for examination, he reported adversely to it, and the court then made a fresh order on the original certificate, and some Of the fund was paid out under this order.

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