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Riddle of age and riches One of the most remarkable birth tangles on record is now
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Riddle of age and riches One of the most remarkable birth tangles on record is now
Riddle of age and riches
One of the most remarkable birth tangles on record is now being unravelled by the Brazilian Courts, a sum of ? 200, 000 being involved
Fernando Jose da Costa a mine owner, left his fortune unconditionally and absolutely to his first ( unborn ) grandchild. Two months after his decease the parents separated, legally agreeing that if the baby proved to be a boy the father should have posession of the infant, but that if it were a girl the mother should bring her up. Twins were born a boy and a girl and the mother alleged that the female child was born first. The father however brought witnesses to prove that the first child born was a boy. Two doctors were present at the birth, and whereas one swears that the elder child was a boy, the other is equally certain that it was a girl. Fernando Jose de Costa Ill ( left ) and his sister Maria
29 December 1923
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