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2 ★ ★ ★ ★JANESVILLE DAILY GAZETT1FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 1957IEstate Liable forOnly $400, Referee Finds• ■ •Hearings extended over a period of more than a year in the partition and accounting acjtion of Gilman C. Inman, San Jose, Califi, against other heirs , to the 262-acre Shirley W. Inman farm near Carver’s Rocks in Bradford Township have resulted in filing of a referee’s report in the Circuit Court, Aside from a one-fifth share from sale of the farm forA - . *|65,600; Itiman would receive only 1400 under the terms of the report.Court Commissioner R o s c o e Grimm, acting as referee, filed a 4-page report with Judge Harry S. Fox in the prolonged litigation. It now will come before the court in a motion for confirmation, thus opening the way either for a final settlement or for renewed court action.represented by Sidney Thronsor Janesville, and Lynn H. Smitf Jefferson.The Elijah Inman estate i still pending for administration i the County Court. No will wa found, and his widow, Virginia was named administratrix.New RetirementAge AttractsMany WomenGilman Inman in his suit named as defendants Mrs. Virginia Inman, widow of his brother Elijah E. Inman who operated the farm from the time of his father’s death until his own death Nov. 15, 1952; John Inman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Inman; Maymie M. Inman, Chicago, a sister of Gilman and Elijah and owner of a one-fifth share in the property; the Larson Canning Co. which held a lease on some of the%land, and the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul, a mortgage holder.Left to 5 Children■ iThe farm originally was left to four sons and their sister, May-mie, and at that time was valued 4*fc $19,725 and subject to a mortgage of $12,436,34. Elijah Inman took possession of the farm Jan. 1, 1944, and subsequently bought the interests of his brothers, Ogden and Foster Inman, so that he owned three-fifths interest. In the* Vpartition sale, the farm was sold Ogden Inman for $65,600, and proceeds of the sale are now bo-ing held by the court pending outcome of the legal proceedings.Court Commissioner Grimm reported in substance that Gilman Inman, by; failure to require an accounting from his brother on farm fihcome and operation during Ms; lifetime, and on the basis of - U^ir correspondence, h a d waived his right to demand suchMany women in this area ai taking advantage of the new r tirement age for women, accon ing to Einar Hanson, manager i the Janesville, office of the Soci. Security Administration.The woman worker or the wil of a retired insured worker wli chooses to receive benefits lx tween the age of 62 and 65 wi receive a reduced benefit and wi continue to receive the reduce rate after reaching age 65. Wit ow’s benefits, however, are noi payable nt age 62 without a rt duction in the amount of benefi even though a reduced wife’s ber efit was received prior to th death of the husband.The Social Security Administra lion tries to eliminate what is rc ferred to as red tape” as muc as possible in connection with th filing of claims, Hanson said However, certain information i; needed in order to pay claims a quickly as possible.If the woman worker, wife, o; widow is age 62 or over at thlt; time of filing a claim, it is neces sary to establish the correct dab of birth. Also, when a widow filei for payments on her deceasec husband ks account, her marriag( certificate will be needed,# A birth certificate established atime of birth or a baptismal cer tfficate will usually serve oj proof of age, or if one of theslt; documents is not available old records such as insurance policie; or family Bible records can blt; used.Hanson concluded by saying ii will speed up the processing o: claims if applicants bring theiiDroofs on thei* first: visit in iht
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Oct 11, 1957
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